M6.6 earthquake near Río Bueno, Los Ríos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Puyehue, Chile on 1 Mar 1934, 21:45 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Río Bueno, about 39 km away in Los Ríos Region, Chile.