M4.1 earthquake near Río Bueno, Los Ríos Region

What happened

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 26 km E of Río Bueno, Chile on 8 Dec 2017, 09:28 UTC at a depth of 78 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Río Bueno, about 26 km away in Los Ríos Region, Chile.