M6.1 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Quellón, Chile on 29 Jun 1960, 01:57 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 Quellón, about 30 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.