M6.1 earthquake near Carahue, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 15 km S of Carahue, Chile on 15 Jun 2004, 11:16 UTC at a depth of 38 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 Carahue, about 16 km away in Araucania, Chile.