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Another 6-magnitude quake hits Chile

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Damaged buildings and debris is seen after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Chile, in Santiago, Chile, February 27, 2010. At least 147 people are reported dead as the record setting quake has sent tsunami warning all throughout the Pacific. UPI/Sebastián Padilla Rodríguez 
Published: March. 15, 2010 at 11:13 AM

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 15 (UPI) -- A 6-magnitude earthquake was detected Monday offshore of quake- and aftershock-ravaged Chile, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The temblor's epicenter was offshore of Bio-Bio, Chile, about 67 miles north of Concepcion, which sustained heavy damage in 8.8-magnitude earthquake in February, and about 221 miles southwest of Chile's capital of Santiago, the USGS said.

The earthquake was about six miles deep, the survey said.

Since the Feb. 27 quake, aftershocks, some at least 6-magnitude in strength, have rocked Chile.

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