M6.4 earthquake near Maullín, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 126 km NW of Ancud, Chile on 5 Aug 1964, 22:23 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Maullín, about 126 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.