A strong magnitude-6.7 earthquake shook central Chile late Monday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of a stretch of coastline and causing hundreds of people in the capital to flee buildings in panic.

A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, shaking central and southern parts of the country, collapsing a pedestrian bridge and swaying buildings in Mexico City.

A strong earthquake hit the Tokyo region, just hours after a magnitude 6.8 tremor struck northern Japan, causing small tidal changes on the country's Pacific coastline but no damage or injury.