M6.4 earthquake near Osorno, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 132 km WSW of Corral, Chile on 22 Aug 1999, 09:35 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Osorno, about 138 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.