Overview

• Two tremors struck on June 6, beginning with a 6.4-magnitude quake at 1:15 p.m. local time and followed by a stronger 6.7-magnitude event off the coast near Copiapó.
• Deputy director Miguel Ortiz said minor infrastructure damage left nearly 23,000 residents without power and triggered small landslides monitored by local authorities.
• President Gabriel Boric confirmed on social media that there were no reported casualties from either tremor.
• The US Geological Survey estimates roughly 163,000 people experienced moderate shaking and another 83,000 felt lighter tremors across the Atacama Desert.
• Chile’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service ruled out any tsunami threat and emergency crews continue inspections for aftershocks.