M5.0 earthquake - 153 km W of Corral, Chile

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 153 km W of Corral, Chile on 27 Dec 2020, 21:46 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Valdivia, about 170 km away in Los Ríos Region, Chile.