Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Curanilahue, Arauco, Region del Biobio, Chile

A shallow magnitude 6.2 earthquake was reported late at night near Curanilahue, Arauco, Region del Biobio, Chile.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Saturday, November 12th, 2022, at 11:24 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 6.2 as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been felt by everybody in the area of the epicenter. In those areas, dangerous ground shaking occurred with the potential to inflict moderate to heavy damage to buildings and other infrastructure.
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Lebu (pop. 22,300) located 24 km from the epicenter, Arauco (pop. 24,700) 30 km away, Cañete (pop. 20,200) 34 km away, Lota (pop. 49,800) 51 km away, and Coronel (pop. 92,900) 57 km away.

In Concepcion (pop. 215,400) located 82 km from the epicenter, Concepcion (pop. 215,400) 82 km away, and Talcahuano (pop. 253,000) 90 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 12, 2022 11:24 pm (GMT -3) local time (13 Nov 2022 02:24 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.5°S / 73.42°W (Arauco Province, Region del Biobio, Chile)
Primary data source: GFZ