M5.7 earthquake near Peñalolén, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Villa Presidente Frei, Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile, Chile on 24 Jan 2021, 00:07 UTC at a depth of 110 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Peñalolén, about 38 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.