M5.2 earthquake near Constitución, Maule Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 149 km WNW of Constitución, Chile on 17 May 2019, 05:27 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Constitución, about 149 km away in Maule Region, Chile.