M6.8 earthquake near La Ligua, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile on 7 Nov 1981, 03:29 UTC at a depth of 65 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 La Ligua, about 30 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.