M6.4 earthquake near Puente Alto, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 53 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile on 16 Jun 2000, 07:55 UTC at a depth of 120 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Puente Alto, about 54 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.