M6.3 earthquake near Maullín, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 29 km NW of Calbuco, Chile on 23 May 1960, 02:46 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 Maullín, about 20 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.