M6.1 earthquake near Talcahuano, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile on 3 Mar 2010, 17:44 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Talcahuano, about 25 km away in Biobio, Chile.