M6.5 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 94 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on 1 Sept 2020, 21:09 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Vallenar, about 95 km away in Atacama, Chile.