M6.8 earthquake near Puente Alto, Santiago Metropolitan

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 62 km ESE of Puente Alto, Chile on 4 Sept 1958, 21:51 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 Puente Alto, about 62 km away in Santiago Metropolitan, Chile.