M6.2 earthquake near Carahue, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 33 km WNW of Carahue, Chile on 3 Jan 1951, 17:27 UTC at a depth of 35 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 34 km away in Araucania, Chile.