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An aftershock measuring 5.1 magnitude hit the same area an hour later, as reported by the USGS.
No immediate reports indicated any casualties or damage.
Chile’s National Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami warning for Chilean shores and its Antarctic stations, Base Prat and O’Higgins research centre on the Antarctic Peninsula. The National Disaster Prevention and Response Service advised people to evacuate beach areas in the Magallanes Region and an evacuation process was initiated.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System initially issued a threat but later rescinded it.
Chile lies along the Ring of Fire, a seismic belt around the Pacific Ocean that includes volcanoes and fault lines.
