M6.1 earthquake 269 km SW of Quell?n, Chile
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 269 km SW of Quell?n, Chile on Wed, Jul 27, 1960, 6:04 AM GMT-4 (10:04 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (Mw, moment), strong
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-07-27 10:04:57 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.735° S, 76.121° W
- Region
- Chile
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem879912. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.