M6.0 earthquake near Talcahuano, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Talcahuano, Chile on 13 Feb 2011, 10:35 UTC at a depth of 17 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 10 km away in Biobio, Chile.