M6.6 earthquake near Los Álamos, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 11 km N of Cañete, Chile on 3 May 2004, 04:36 UTC at a depth of 21 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 Los Álamos, about 9 km away in Biobio, Chile.