An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck in northern Chile, causing powercuts and sparking a fire at an industrial smelting plant.
The powerful tremor hit the region of Antofagasta around 3.40am, causing two nearby towns to lose power.
Several mining sites were caught up in the quake, including a copper and concrete smelting plant south of Antofagasta city which appeared to be on fire.
Meanwhile video taken inside a temporary office building at a mining site showed objects moving around and street lights outside swaying back and forth.
Other CCTV footage showed telephone poles and buildings rocking back and forth as the tremor passed.
Despite the damage, there have been no reports of casualties so far.
The Antofagasta regional government said the town of Toconao and the Ayllu de Solor neighbourhood in San Pedro de Atacama were left without power.
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