M6.4 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama
25901 d ago · 17 Nov 1955, 06:53 UTC 11 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile
What happened
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile on 17 Nov 1955, 06:53 UTC at a depth of 34 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 Caldera, about 99 km away in Atacama, Chile.
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