M6.9 earthquake near Copiapó, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 36 km W of Copiapó, Chile on 6 Sept 1910, 20:03 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Copiapó, about 37 km away in Atacama, Chile.