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A moderate earthquake rattles central Chile, causing alarm in some areas but no victims or damage has been reported, authorities say.
The tremor at 3.23 p.m. (1823 GMT) had a preliminary magnitude of 5.8, with its epicenter some 150 kilometers (95 miles) northwest of Santiago, near the port city of Valparaiso, said the Seismological Institute of the University of Chile.
The director of the government's Emergency Bureau, Carmen Fernandez, said the tremor lasted for about one full minute, causing some people to take to the streets, but with no victims or damage being recorded.
The quake was felt across around 600 kilometers (370 miles) of Chile's narrow territory.
This is the fourth time in three days that Chileans have witnessed quakes after a trio of temblors jolted Chile's Pacific coast on Thursday.
Hoy hubo en temblor en Santiago, Chile. Fue bastante fuerte y sacudió nuestro departamento. Esta es la cuarta vez que tiembla en los últimos tres días en la Costa del Pacifico a travez del territorio chileno.
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