M6.2 earthquake near Puerto Aysén, Aysén

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 18 km N of Puerto Aysén, Chile on 21 Apr 2007, 17:53 UTC at a depth of 37 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 Puerto Aysén, about 18 km away in Aysén, Chile.