M4.5 earthquake near Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan
3815 d ago · 7 May 2016, 07:22 UTC 38 km SW of Melipilla, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Melipilla, Chile on 7 May 2016, 07:22 UTC at a depth of 52 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Melipilla, about 39 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.
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