M6.7 earthquake near Valdivia, Los Ríos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 115 km W of Corral, Chile on 13 Aug 1960, 14:14 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 Valdivia, about 133 km away in Los Ríos Region, Chile.