M6.4 earthquake near Traiguén, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 9 km N of Traiguén, Chile on 23 May 1960, 05:13 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 Traiguén, about 10 km away in Araucania, Chile.