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Strong quake felt in Chilean capital, Santiago

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:20am EDT

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A 5.3 magnitude quake was felt in the Chilean capital, Santiago, on Sunday but there were no immediate reports of damage.

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The quake followed a strong temblor in the country's south on Saturday that caused power cuts, landslides and large waves off the nation's Pacific coast.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 6:22 a.m. local time (10:22 GMT), with its epicenter 54 miles (86 kilometers) north northeast of Chile's port city of Valparaiso, and 83 miles from Santiago.

The length of Chile is prone to earthquakes.
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