An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook central Chile Sunday night, but there was no report of casualties or damage.

The quake, which occurred at around 23:32 local time (0330 GMT Monday), was centered at 35 km west of the capital of Santiago with a depth of 67.2 km.

The tremor was strongly felt in the capital.

Power outages were reported in part of the port city of Vina del Mar following the quake.