Earthquakes Strike Region

A moderate 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Huasco, 131 km southwest of Copiapo, on Monday evening, per volcanodiscovery.com.

Just hours later, a 4.3-magnitude quake hit Tarapaca region, also at 10:41 pm local time, according to the same source.

Meanwhile, Santiago's governor defended urban planning as a tool against inequality, in a move seen as part of broader social policy, democrata.es reports.

In unrelated news, Cuban scientists announced they have produced the first horse cloned entirely in Chile, upi.com notes.