BREAKING: Earthquake hits Argentina and Chile – Pacific Ring of Fire on alert
AN EARTHQUAKE in Argentina has rattled millions in the country as well as in neighbouring Chile, putting the Pacific Ring of Fire on alert.
By JOEY MILLAR
Express.co.uk
Mon, Mar 19, 2018
Argentina was hit by a 5.1 earthquake this afternoon. Chile was also rattled by the quake, which struck at 12.51pm GMT.
It struck 50 miles from the Argentinian city of Mendoza, which is home to 800,000 people.
Chile’s capital Santiago, home to 4.8 million, was also hit with many citizens reporting shaking.
One person reported on earthquake tracking website CSEM-EMSC: “Movement and noise in Santiago.”
Another Santiago resident said the earthquake was “mild and long”.
The western edge of South America is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the most geologically active region in the world.
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