M6.1 earthquake near Talcahuano, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Talcahuano, Chile on 5 Mar 2010, 09:19 UTC at a depth of 30 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 Talcahuano, about 14 km away in Biobio, Chile.