M 6.8 earthquake near Atacama, Chile — 1956-12-18

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake near 203 km N of Copiapó (Chile), depth 45 km, 22:31 Local (1956-12-18 02:31 UTC). Shaking felt by ~6.4M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

203 km N of Copiapó (Chile) — -25.552, -70.036