M6.3 earthquake near Llanquihue, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Puerto Varas, Chile on 26 Jul 1954, 20:15 UTC at a depth of 55 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 Llanquihue, about 5 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.