M6.4 earthquake near La Ligua, Valparaiso

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 16 km NNW of La Ligua, Chile on 29 Jul 1998, 07:14 UTC at a depth of 51 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 La Ligua, about 16 km away in Valparaiso, Chile.