M6.1 earthquake near El Quisco, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 38 km W of San Antonio, Chile on 18 May 1992, 03:02 UTC at a depth of 30 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 El Quisco, about 37 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.