M6.0 earthquake - 221 km WSW of Quellón, Chile

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 221 km WSW of Quellón, Chile on 29 Nov 1960, 09:31 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Quellón, about 222 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.