M6.8 earthquake near Vallenar, Atacama

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 43 km N of Vallenar, Chile on 29 Jan 1924, 01:54 UTC at a depth of 45 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 Vallenar, about 44 km away in Atacama, Chile.