M6.2 earthquake near Cauquenes, Maule Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 76 km NW of Quirihue, Chile on 15 Mar 2010, 11:08 UTC at a depth of 14 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 Cauquenes, about 78 km away in Maule Region, Chile.