M6.3 earthquake near Coronel, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 15 km WNW of Coronel, Chile on 21 Apr 1990, 18:54 UTC at a depth of 12 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 Coronel, about 16 km away in Biobio, Chile.