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Strong earthquake strikes off coast of Chile, does not pose tsunami threat to Hawaii

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
                                A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile this morning.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile this morning.

A strong earthquake today struck off the coast of Chile but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii.

The magnitude 6.6 quake struck at 9:17 a.m., 433 miles southwest of Hanga Roa, Valparaíso, Chile, at a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

“Based on all available data a destructive Pacific-wide tsunami is not expected and there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.

There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.

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