M6.0 earthquake near Talcahuano, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 42 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile on 8 Nov 2016, 04:55 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Talcahuano, about 43 km away in Biobio, Chile.