M5.9 earthquake 299 km SW of Quellón, Chile
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 299 km SW of Quellón, Chile on Mon, Jun 13, 1960, 1:47 AM GMT-4 (05:47 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 269 km SW of Quell?n, Chile. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1960-06-13 05:47:09 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.740° S, 76.603° 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 2.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem879499. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.