M6.7 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 92 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on 11 Nov 1922, 18:09 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 Vallenar, about 93 km away in Atacama, Chile.