M6.5 earthquake near Carahue, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 134 km WSW of Carahue, Chile on 20 Dec 2000, 11:23 UTC at a depth of 11 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 134 km away in Araucania, Chile.