M5.0 earthquake near Pucón, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Pucón, Chile on 23 Jun 2017, 10:00 UTC at a depth of 116 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 Pucón, about 17 km away in Araucania, Chile.