M6.3 earthquake near Traiguén, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 32 km W of Traiguén, Chile on 12 Apr 1966, 23:37 UTC at a depth of 36 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 33 km away in Araucania, Chile.