M7.0 earthquake near Puerto Aysén, Aysén

What happened

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 12 km S of Puerto Cisnes, Chile on 21 Nov 1927, 23:12 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Puerto Aysén, about 60 km away in Aysén, Chile.