M6.0 earthquake near Ancud, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 124 km WSW of Ancud, Chile on 19 Feb 1996, 07:10 UTC at a depth of 8 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 Ancud, about 125 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.