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Quake hits Chile

SANTIAGO (Chile) June 20. A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 Richter scale rattled Chile today, causing widespread panic, blackouts and evacuations of schools, according to preliminary reports by authorities.

There were no reports of deaths or major damage three hours after the tremor but experts said such a large quake could be devastating.

The epicentre of the quake, which hit at 9.31 a.m. local time (1901 hrs IST), was 400 km north of the capital, Santiago, home to 6 million people.

Reuters

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