M4.0 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 74 km W of Quellón, Chile on 17 Apr 2016, 10:54 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Quellón, about 75 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.