Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes near coast of Central Chile - GFZ

(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near coast of Central Chile on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was shallow, at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.

(Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)