Two consecutive earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above hit the northern coast of Chile less than 30 minutes apart

　　China News Service, September 1 According to the official determination of China Seismological Network, at noon on September 1, Beijing time, two earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher occurred in the coastal waters of northern Chile.

　　At 12:9 on September 1, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred off the coast of northern Chile (27.94 degrees south latitude, 71.10 degrees west longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.

Subsequently, at 12:30, another magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred in the nearby area (28.05 degrees south latitude, 71.31 degrees west longitude) with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.