Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 16, 1929 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, April 16, 1929 at 14:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 137.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.367 and latitude -31.320.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -31.320, -72.367
UTC time 1929-04-16 14:02:50.260
Location Coquimbo
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1929-04-16

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