An earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile early this afternoon did not generate a Pacific-wide tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
The 6.6-magnitude tremor occurred at 1:03 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time.
According to the US Geological Survey, it struck at a depth of 6.6 miles.
Its epicenter was located 37 miles southwest of the port city of Coquimbo, which has a population of about 170,000.
The area off the coast of Chile is one of the most geologically active areas in the world.
Coquimbo was also the location of a 1922 earthquake that had a magnitude of 8.5.
The largest in recent times was the 8.8-magnitude tremor that struck southern Chile in 2010.
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