Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Chile-Argentina Border Region

Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Hits Chile-Argentina Border Region
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes near Santiago, Chile, Chile, on Jan. 23, 2021. Screenshot/USGS
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck the Chile-Argentina border region Saturday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The earthquake, 30 kilometers east of Chile’s capital of Santiago, was recorded at 9:07 p.m. local time from an epicenter of approximately 110 kilometers depth, the survey said.
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