WASHINGTON  A major earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit central Chile Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was initially reported as a 7.2 but was then revised downward.

The epicenter was 60 miles northwest of Temuco at a depth of 20.5 miles, it said.

"No destructive widespread tsunami threat exists based on historical and tsunami data," said the Hawaii-based Tsunami Center.

Chile, the world's top copper producer, has seen its economy surge on the heavy spending to rebuild cities ravaged by a quake in February last year and record prices for its main export.

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