M5.7 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 99 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on 1 Sept 2020, 10:31 UTC at a depth of 22 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 Vallenar, about 100 km away in Atacama, Chile.