M6.7 earthquake near Loncoche, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Loncoche, Chile on 19 Aug 1906, 09:34 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Loncoche, about 17 km away in Araucania, Chile.