M5.6 earthquake near Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Melipilla, Chile on 21 Mar 2023, 17:38 UTC at a depth of 60 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 Melipilla, about 15 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.