M6.9 earthquake near Santa Cruz, O'Higgins Region
6063 d ago · 11 Mar 2010, 14:39 UTC 61 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 61 km NW of Santa Cruz, Chile on 11 Mar 2010, 14:39 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Santa Cruz, about 62 km away in O'Higgins Region, Chile.
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