M6.0 earthquake near La Ligua, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of La Ligua, Chile on 15 Mar 2001, 13:02 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 La Ligua, about 29 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.