M4.1 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 56 km W of Quellón, Chile on 28 Aug 2017, 00:56 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Quellón, about 57 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.