A strong magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook central Chile, minutes before midnight local time, on Monday. The Chilean Navy's hydrographic and oceanographic service discounted the possibility of a tsunami but authorities order a preventative evacuation of coastline. Though the quake was felt almost a minute in Valparaiso and the capital, Santiago, there were no immediate reports of damage or deaths.

The US Geological Survey says, the quake's epicenter was 48 kilometers northeast of Valparaiso and it had a depth of 25 kilometers. The quake knocked out power and telephone service in various parts of the capital.