A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has occurred in Los Lagos, Chile , about 610 miles (980 kilometers) south of the capital, Santiago , the USGS reported. Reports say that the depth of the earthquake was 80 miles (129 kilometers).
Preliminary Earthquake Report:
Magnitude 6.1
Date-Time • 26 Sep 2019 16:36:18 UTC• 26 Sep 2019 13:36:18 near epicenter
Location 40.800S 72.152W
Depth 129 km
Distances • 41.1 km (25.5 mi) ESE of Puyehue, Chile
• 80.7 km (50.0 mi) WNW of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
• 85.4 km (53.0 mi) SE of R๏ฟฝo Bueno, Chile
• 85.8 km (53.2 mi) E of Purranque, Chile
• 99.6 km (61.8 mi) NE of Puerto Montt, Chile
Location Uncertainty Horizontal: 5.8 km; Vertical 4.8 km
Parameters Nph = 75; Dmin = 43.0 km; Rmss = 0.76 seconds; Gp = 66°
There has been no information of victims or damage caused by the earthquake so far.
Chile is located within the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, with 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes occurring in this area.
In February 2010, Chile was hit by a devastating 8.8-magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami that lead to the deaths of more than 500 people.
