M6.4 earthquake near Talcahuano, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 74 km WNW of Talcahuano, Chile on 20 Jun 2015, 02:10 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Talcahuano, about 74 km away in Biobio, Chile.