M6.1 earthquake near Puerto Aysén, Aysén

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 127 km SW of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile on 2 Jun 1960, 05:58 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 Puerto Aysén, about 139 km away in Aysén, Chile.