UNDRO 87/0467
CHILE - EARTHQUAKE
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
5 MARCH 1987
1. AN EARTHQUAKE MEASURING 7.3 RICHTER STRUCK NORTHERN CHILE EARLY MORNING ON 5 MARCH.
2. TELEPHONE CONTACTS WITH THE CHILEAN CIVIL DEFENSE AND REPORTS FROM OTHER SOURCES HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT THE EPICENTRE WAS 100 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF THE CITY OF ANTOFAGASTA, WHICH IS ITSELF 1000 KILOMETRES NORTH OF SANTIAGO. NO CASUALTIES ARE REPORTED. HOWEVER MODERATE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND A PARTIAL POWER FAILURE IN THE IMMEDIATE REGION OCCURRED.
3. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SO FAR NOT REQUESTED INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE.
ESSAAFI UNDRO GENEVA 28148
(DPR 310 CHI)