TALCA, Chile, March 25 (UPI) -- A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile's Maule region Sunday evening, seismologists said.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was recorded at 6:37 p.m local time at a depth of 21.6 miles. The epicenter was 16 miles north-northwest of Talca, 34 miles west-southwest of Curico, 61 miles north-northeast of Cauquenes and 136 miles south-southwest of Santiago, USGS said on its Web site.
The temblor led Chile's national emergency agency to request a temporary evacuation along the coast between Concon and Lebu, The Santiago Times reported. The request was lifted after reports came in that there was no sign of a tsunami, the newspaper said.
Another earthquake, measuring 5.1-magnitude, had been recorded in the Santiago region Saturday.
