Outside Pichilemu , in Rancagua , local mayor Eduardo Soto reported severe damage to homes in the town . The Santa Julia highway overpass located between Rancagua and Graneros collapsed , and part of the Pan-American highway was damaged . A power outage affected Pichilemu for two days , beginning right after the earthquake struck , and there were partial power outages in Mostazal , San Fernando and Peumo . In Santiago , " windows rattled , buildings trembled and cellphone service failed " , according to a '' The New York Times '' article . The old Basílica del Salvador in Santiago , which was damaged during the 1985 Algarrobo earthquake and was never repaired , suffered additional damage . In Nilahue Barahona , a village near the town of Pumanque , electric cables fell to the ground during the earthquake , causing a fire that burned of a pine , eucalyptus and grassland forest . The earthquake was also reported to have been felt in Mendoza , Bariloche , Córdoba , San Rafael , Buenos Aires , Montevideo , and Asunción
1985 Algarrobo earthquake
1985 Algarrobo earthquake
2010 Pichilemu earthquake