Very strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - 9.9 km north of Traiguén, Provincia de Malleco, Araucania, Chile, on Monday, 23 May 1960 at 05:13 (GMT)

Very strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake at 25 km depth

Date & time: 23 May 1960 05:13:39 UTC
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 25.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.162°S / 72.691°W

(Araucania, Chile)
Nearest volcano: Tolguaca (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
10 km (6 mi) N of Traiguén (Malleco, Araucanía) (pop: 14,500) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) SW of Collipulli (Provincia de Malleco, Araucanía) (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) WNW of Victoria (Malleco, Araucanía) (pop: 24,600) --> See nearby quakes!
41 km (25 mi) S of Angol (Araucanía) (pop: 44,900) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) NNW of Lautaro (Cautín, Araucanía) (pop: 21,600) --> See nearby quakes!
65 km (40 mi) N of Temuco (Araucanía) (pop: 238,100) --> See nearby quakes!
69 km (43 mi) NNE of Nueva Imperial (Cautín, Araucanía) (pop: 18,800) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (51 mi) SSW of Los Angeles (Biobío) (pop: 125,400) --> See nearby quakes!
164 km (102 mi) SSE of Talcahuano (Biobío) (pop: 253,000) --> See nearby quakes!
555 km (345 mi) SSW of Santiago de Chile (Santiago Metropolitan) (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 10¹⁴ joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) More info

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Magnitude	Depth	Location	Source
6.4	25 km	Araucania, Chile	USGS

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):

14 Oct 1960 17:48 UTC
| M 5.8 |
25 km (15.5 mi) depth
|
37 km (23 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
20 Jun 1960 02:01 UTC
| M 7.0 |
25 km (15.5 mi) depth
|
20 km (12 mi) distance
| USGS | Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake - Malleco, 24 km northwest of Traiguén, Provincia de Malleco, Araucania, Chile, on Monday, 20 June 1960 at 02:01 (GMT)
01 Jun 1960 05:03 UTC
| M 6.1 |
35 km (21.7 mi) depth
|
41 km (25 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Malleco, 28 km southwest of Angol, Provincia de Malleco, Araucania, Chile, on Wednesday, 1 June 1960 at 05:03 (GMT)
29 May 1960 08:34 UTC
| M 5.9 |
25 km (15.5 mi) depth
|
66 km (41 mi) distance
| USGS | Details
29 May 1960 07:39 UTC
| M 6.3 |
25 km (15.5 mi) depth
|
57 km (36 mi) distance
| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Biobio, 25 km south of Los Angeles, Provincia de Biobio, Region del Biobio, Chile, on Sunday, 29 May 1960 at 07:39 (GMT)
28 May 1960 11:05 UTC
| M 6.0 |
25 km (15.5 mi) depth
|
50 km (31 mi) distance
| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 10.3 km northwest of Angol, Provincia de Malleco, Araucania, Chile, on Saturday, 28 May 1960 at 11:05 (GMT)
23 May 1960 09:52 UTC
| M 6.2 |
25 km (15.5 mi) depth
|
53 km (33 mi) distance
| USGS | Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 22 km east of Kanyete, Provincia de Arauco, Region del Biobio, Chile, on Monday, 23 May 1960 at 09:52 (GMT)

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