M6.2 earthquake near Traiguén, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 11 km W of Traiguén, Chile on 8 Apr 1961, 17:59 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Traiguén, about 11 km away in Araucania, Chile.