M6.1 earthquake near Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Melipilla, Chile on 24 Oct 1940, 20:06 UTC at a depth of 45 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 Melipilla, about 33 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.