M6.2 earthquake near Quellón, Los Lagos Region

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 134 km WSW of Chonchi, Chile on 23 May 1960, 02:56 UTC at a depth of 20 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 Quellón, about 136 km away in Los Lagos Region, Chile.