M5.3 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 93 km W of Vallenar, Chile on 10 Sept 2018, 08:24 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Vallenar, about 93 km away in Atacama, Chile.