M5.6 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 80 km WSW of Quellón, Chile on 25 Dec 2016, 14:32 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Quellón, about 81 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.