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A strong 7.1 magnitude earthquake has hit central Chile, driving tens of thousands panicked residents from their homes due to fears of a tsunami but causing no injuries or damage, officials said.
There were no immediate reports of deaths or damage, and Vicente Nunez, head of the National Emergency Office, said no tsunami alert was issued.
Sunday's quake struck the town of Tirua almost 70 km northwest of Temuco at 5:21 pm local time (2021 GMT), the director of the country's Onemi emergency office said.
It struck at a depth of about 17km, according to the US Geological Survey, and there was at least one aftershock of 5.0-magnitude.
"Up until now we don't have any reports of injuries, there's no damage, just overloaded telephone lines and some partial power cuts. We're continuing to monitor the situation," Onemi chief Vicente Nunez said.
He said the possibility of a tsunami along....
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