M6.0 earthquake near Machalí, O'Higgins Region

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 64 km ESE of Machalí, Chile on 13 Sept 1987, 20:08 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Machalí, about 65 km away in O'Higgins Region, Chile.