5.0-magnitude quake hits Chile -- USGS-Xinhua

5.0-magnitude quake hits Chile -- USGS

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-02-17 05:42:15

BEIJING, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 29 km NW of Calama, Chile at 2124 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 104.1 km, was initially determined to be at 22.24 degrees south latitude and 69.09 degrees west longitude.