6.7 magnitude earthquake hits southern East Pacific Rise

6.7 magnitude earthquake hits southern East Pacific Rise
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California, US: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck near the southern East Pacific Rise, reported United States Geological Survey.

The tremor was recorded early morning on Wednesday, at 6.12 am (local time), at a moderately shallow depth of 10 miles below the surface. The event was filed by the USGS, the seismological agency which reported the latitude of the earthquake --33.85 °S -- and the longitude is 109.316 °W from the epicenter, as per the latest information.