Earthquake details

Sunday, March 2, 1919 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, March 2, 1919 at 03:26 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 396.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.294 and latitude -43.814.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -43.814, -78.294
UTC time 1919-03-02 03:26:35.610
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1919-03-02

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