M6.9 earthquake near Pitrufquén, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Pitrufquén, Chile on 20 Jun 1960, 12:59 UTC at a depth of 25 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 Pitrufquén, about 18 km away in Araucania, Chile.