Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 7, 1943 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, April 7, 1943 at 23:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 124.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.843 and latitude -31.575.

Magnitude 6.4
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -31.575, -71.843
UTC time 1943-04-07 23:17:54.610
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1943-04-07

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