M6.4 earthquake near Carahue, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Carahue, Chile on 5 Feb 1963, 20:39 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 Carahue, about 39 km away in Araucania, Chile.