M6.2 earthquake near El Quisco, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 25 km NW of Cartagena, Chile on 27 Feb 2010, 19:00 UTC at a depth of 31 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 El Quisco, about 13 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.