Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Valdivia, Provincia de Valdivia, Los Rios Region, Chile
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred 34 minutes ago 48 km northeast of Valdivia, Chile, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 53 km beneath the epicenter near Valdivia, Provincia de Valdivia, Los Rios Region, Chile, in the morning on Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, at 9:59 am local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 3.5 earthquake as well. Read More…