M6.1 earthquake near Angol, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Angol, Chile on 1 Jun 1960, 05:03 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 Angol, about 28 km away in Araucania, Chile.