M6.2 earthquake near Osorno, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 72 km W of Osorno, Chile on 26 Mar 1962, 16:32 UTC at a depth of 31 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Osorno, about 72 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.