M6.7 earthquake near Valdivia, Los Ríos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 131 km WSW of Corral, Chile on 1 Apr 1998, 22:42 UTC at a depth of 9 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 Valdivia, about 150 km away in Los Ríos Region, Chile.