M5.4 earthquake near Santa Cruz, O'Higgins Region

What happened

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 49 km WNW of Santa Cruz, Chile on 15 Jun 2023, 19:07 UTC at a depth of 42 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 Santa Cruz, about 49 km away in O'Higgins Region, Chile.