California [US], May 19 (ANI): A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern East Pacific Rise, reported United States Geological Survey.

The tremor was recorded early morning on Wednesday, at 6.12 am (local time), at a moderately shallow depth of 10 miles below the surface.

The event was filed by the USGS, the seismological agency which reported the latitude of the earthquake --33.85 °S -- and the longitude is 109.316 °W from the epicentre, as per the latest information. (ANI)

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