M6.0 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile on 27 Oct 2016, 20:32 UTC at a depth of 13 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 San Antonio, about 88 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.