M5.1 earthquake near El Quisco, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 129 km W of Valparaíso, Chile on 5 May 2022, 21:05 UTC at a depth of 29 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is El Quisco, about 127 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.