M6.0 earthquake near Malargüe, Mendoza

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 110 km ESE of Machalí, Chile on 5 Mar 1999, 03:35 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Malargüe, about 89 km away in Mendoza, Argentina.