X Update Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 20:12 Significant magnitude 5.5 quake hits 119 km southeast of Vallenar, Chile in the afternoon 5.5 quake 27 Jan 5:00 pm (GMT -3) INPRES reported a magnitude 5.5 quake in Chile near Vallenar, Provincia de Huasco, Atacama, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 5:00 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. 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. Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.