M6.2 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 102 km WSW of Copiapó, Chile on 9 Jul 1935, 12:21 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Caldera, about 77 km away in Atacama, Chile.