M6.6 earthquake near Talcahuano, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile on 5 Mar 2010, 11:47 UTC at a depth of 18 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 24 km away in Biobio, Chile.