M5.5 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Quellón, Chile on 3 Jan 2017, 21:19 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Quellón, about 77 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.