M6.1 earthquake near Puerto Aysén, Aysén

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile on 2 Apr 2007, 02:49 UTC at a depth of 5 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 Puerto Aysén, about 29 km away in Aysén, Chile.