M5.5 earthquake near San Antonio, Valparaiso
2876 d ago · 1 Dec 2018, 23:55 UTC 81 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 81 km WSW of San Antonio, Chile on 1 Dec 2018, 23:55 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 San Antonio, about 82 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.
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