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  "path": "/2026/02/12/6.1-magnitude-quake-hits-chile-s-coquimbo-region-authorities-rule-out-tsunami-risk?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T21:34:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northern Chile on Thursday morning, with the epicentre in the Coquimbo region. Chile’s National Seismological Center (CSN) said the event occurred at 10:34:30 local time, locating it 13 km west of Punitaqui at preliminary coordinates of latitude -30.781 and longitude -71.613, with an estimated depth of 54 km.",
  "title": "6.1-magnitude quake hits Chile’s Coquimbo region; authorities rule out tsunami risk"
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