7.0-magnitude quake hits Chile

An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted Chile, the US Geological Survey said Monday.

The quake shook an area 68 km west of Iquique. The epicentre, with a depth of 33.0 km, was determined to be at 19.9 degrees south latitude and 70.7 degrees west longitude.

——-IANS