M5.7 earthquake near Colina, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 30 km ENE of Chicureo Abajo, Chile on 9 Jul 2023, 17:11 UTC at a depth of 99 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Colina, about 32 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.