5.0-magnitude quake hits Coquimbo, Chile: USGS

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NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted 41 km SSW of Coquimbo, Chile at 16:51:32 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 45.04 km, was initially determined to be at 30.2741 degrees south latitude and 71.564 degrees west longitude.