M6.0 earthquake near Nacimiento, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 26 km W of Nacimiento, Chile on 23 Apr 2010, 10:03 UTC at a depth of 32 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 Nacimiento, about 26 km away in Biobio, Chile.