2 dead after 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Chile's coast
Damage has been reported after a strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck near Coquimbo in central Chile, prompting a tsunami warning that was canceled a short time later, officials say.
The quake prompted a tsunami warning that was canceled a short time later.
Damage has been reported at a number of locations. Two people reportedly died after suffering heart attacks, according to Reuters.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) downgraded the magnitude of the earthquake from a 6.8 to a 6.7.
Damage was reported in La Serena, Chile after the strong earthquake.
Aftershocks continue to rattle the region with magnitudes varying from 4.0 to 4.5.
AHORA | Se reportan daños en La Serena tras el fuerte sismo. (Región de Coquimbo). pic.twitter.com/5eaxD4jSp2
— Sismologia Chile (@SismologiaCh) January 20, 2019
People outside their houses are seen along a street after an earthquake in Coquimbo, Chile January 19, 2019. Picture taken Jan. 19, 2019. REUTERS/Alejandro Pizarro
