Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 23, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit West Chile Rise on Tuesday, March 23, 1937 at 00:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2171.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -97.996 and latitude -36.593.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -36.593, -97.996
UTC time 1937-03-23 00:44:24.330
Location West Chile Rise
Country West Chile Rise
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1937-03-23

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