- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 21, 1960 CE
- Location:
- 17 km SE of Arauco, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 6.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 25 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.369
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.2
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 9.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 8.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.81
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.77
Other earthquake records of 1960 CE
- Morocco, Agadir · Ms 5.9 · 13,100 deaths
- Chile, Puerto Montt, Valdivia · Mw 9.5 · 2,226 deaths
- Iran, Lar · Mw 5.9 · 420 deaths
- Peru · M 6.7 · 66 deaths
- Peru, Arequipa, Chuquibamba, Caraveli, Cotahuasi · Ms 7.8 · 63 deaths
- Algeria, Melouza · Ms 5.6 · 47 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.2 - 17 km SE of Arauco, Chile (1960 CE) happen?
- May 21, 1960 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.