M6.1 earthquake near Teodoro Schmidt, Araucania

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 64 km SW of Carahue, Chile on 8 Jan 1937, 15:09 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 Teodoro Schmidt, about 56 km away in Araucania, Chile.