M6.3 earthquake near Cañete, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 30 km S of Cañete, Chile on 3 May 2010, 23:09 UTC at a depth of 19 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 Cañete, about 31 km away in Biobio, Chile.