A 6.3 Richter degrees earthquake shook on Thursday Chile's coast near the city of Valparaiso, 148 kilometer away from Santiago, without damages reported, Chilean Emergency Bureau said.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said that earthquake struck at 6:19 p.m. local time (2119 GMT), 70 kilometers north to Valparaiso, with a depth of 35 kilometers.

Head of the Chilean Emergency Office (ONEMI) Carmen Fernandez said that "there are not reports of damages due to the quake .. It 's part of a normal seismic activity."

The earthquake was followed by a second one of 5.8 Richter degrees, according to the USGS, but this has not been confirmed by Chilean authorities.