M6.1 earthquake near Cañete, Biobio

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Cañete, Chile on 24 Dec 1961, 23:43 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 Cañete, about 66 km away in Biobio, Chile.