Magnitude-6.2 quake hits Chile's northern coast

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has shaken Chile’s Northern Pacific shore just hours after a stronger 6.7-magnitude quake hit the same region.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre has no tsunami warning in effect. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that this latest quake hit late on Sunday night.

The USGS report says the earthquake occurred offshore at a depth of 10.6 kilometres. Its epicentre was 74 km North-west of Iquique, Chile.

The region has had a series of strong shocks since the quake earlier on Sunday, registering between 4.9 and 5.2 magnitude.

The earlier quake caused more than 100,000 people to briefly evacuate some coastal areas as a precaution. Minor damage was reported.