An earthquake of 5.8 degrees shakes Chile area affected by the earthquake of 2010

An earthquake of 5.8 degrees Richter shook the Chilean regions of Maule and Biobío, the hardest hit by the earthquake of February 2010, where so far not been reported casualties or damages materials. yesterday

According to the seismological service of the University of Chile, the tremor occurred at the 13.04 hours (1: 04 pm) Monday to 16.5 km deep beneath the sea and about 50 km off the coast of Cobquecura, in the region of Biobío.

This is the same locality, 434 kilometers south of Santiago, in whose surroundings are located the central point of the devastating earthquake of 8.8 degrees happened almost two years ago.

Fifty people died then, approximately 125 of them due to the tsunami that unleashed.

On this occasion, the hydrographic service and Oceanográfico of the Chilean Navy (SHOA) pointed out that the characteristics of the earthquake do not meet the condition to cause a tsunami off the coast of Chile, where u000amany people are concentrated in these days summer.

According to the national Office of emergency (Onemi), preliminary data the quake reached an intensity of VI grades in the Mercalli intensity scale, ranging from one to twelve, in Concepción, regional capital Biobío.

According to Efe was told by a witness in the city of Talca, capital of the Maule, telluric movement was brief, just a few seconds, but "very intense", accompanied by much underground noise and "undulating form", something that had never sense.

However not witnessed damage material or drop objects on the ground, said this man, 50 years.

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