M6.0 earthquake near Colbún, Maule Region

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 86 km ESE of Colbún, Chile on 7 Jun 2012, 04:05 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Colbún, about 86 km away in Maule Region, Chile.