Santiago, September 10 (QNA) – An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Chile on Thursday.

The US Geological Survey stated that the tremor occurred at a depth of 123 kilometers, 85 kilometers south-east of the town of La Tirana in Chile.

In 2010, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami struck central and southern Chile, killing 500 people.

Chile lies on an area called the Ring of Fire, an arc of fault lines that surround the Pacific Ocean basin and is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. (QNA)