M6.2 earthquake near Puerto Aysén, Aysén

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 41 km SSW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile on 28 Nov 1965, 03:56 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 Puerto Aysén, about 52 km away in Aysén, Chile.