Strong quake shakes Chile; no reports of damage
SANTIAGO- A strong earthquake rattled buildings in Chile's capital and other regions of the country on Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and authorities discounted the possibility of a tsunami.
The U.S. Geological Survey calculated the quake's magnitude at 6.4 and said it hit at 1:20 p.m. (1620 GMT). It was centered 119 miles (192 kilometers) south of Santiago at a depth of 54 miles (87 kilometers).
Chile's navy issued a statement saying a tsunami was unlikely to hit the country's long coast.
