M6.2 earthquake near Carahue, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 1 km W of Carahue, Chile on 6 Nov 1923, 17:15 UTC at a depth of 35 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 Carahue, about 2 km away in Araucania, Chile.