Quake shakes Chile

A magnitude-6.2 earthquake shook a northern region of Chile that has felt several frightening, but inconsequential tremors in recent days. No injuries and only minor damage were reported.

The quake was centred in Putre, about 40 miles east of the port of Arica near the border with Peru, and nearly 1,400 miles north of the capital Santiago, the US Geological Survey said.

Meanwhile a magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, 19 miles beneath the ocean floor. There were no reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami was expected.