Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes near coast of central Chile, GFZ says

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near the coast of central Chile on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 57 km (35.42 miles), GFZ said.

(Reporting by Ajit Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)