Man films horrifying moment Chile is shaken by 7.1-magnitude earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck off the coast of central Chile yesterday evening, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The epicentre of the quake, which struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, was 38 kilometres west of the coastal city of Valparaiso, the USGS said.

The Chilean emergency authority ONEMI measured the quake at magnitude 6.7.