NU Online News Service, March 11, 12:18 p.m. EST

Another series of earthquakes struck Chile this morning. A 6.9 magnitude quake shook the central part of the country, including Santiago, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The institute initially announced a quake 7.2 magnitude but later lowered that intensity rating. A total of three quakes hit the country USGS said. The first one was reported at 11:39 a.m. local time, the second quake, with a magnitude of 6.7, rattled Chile sixteen minutes later and the last, a quake of 6.0 magnitude happened at 12:06 p.m.

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