An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 occurred in Chile, near Calama, with no reported casualties or major damage.

According to the American Institute of Geophysics USGS, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 occurred in Chile, approximately 30 kilometers east of the city of Calama, in the Atacama Desert. The earthquake struck at a depth of 101.3 kilometers, and Chilean authorities have not reported any casualties or significant damage so far. Felipe Plaza, from the Chilean National Disaster Prevention and Management Service, announced that the threat of a tsunami is excluded.

Images from during the earthquake show products falling from shelves in a supermarket, but no major destruction has been reported. The earthquake was felt in the regions of Arica, Tarapaca, Antofagasta, and Atacama, and Chile, located in an active tectonic zone, frequently experiences earthquakes. In the past, the country has been affected by devastating earthquakes, including the one in 1960, considered the strongest in history.