M6.0 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 133 km NW of Vallenar, Chile on 13 Nov 1969, 07:51 UTC at a depth of 24 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 Caldera, about 128 km away in Atacama, Chile.