M5.1 earthquake near El Quisco, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Valparaíso, Chile on 29 Apr 2017, 01:46 UTC at a depth of 19 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 El Quisco, about 32 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.