M6.0 earthquake near Quillón, Ñuble

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 27 km NNW of Yumbel, Chile on 27 Feb 2010, 07:37 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Quillón, about 22 km away in Ñuble, Chile.