Earthquake details

Sunday, April 1, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 1, 1951 at 20:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 160.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.446 and latitude -41.731.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -41.731, -75.446
UTC time 1951-04-01 20:45:29.760
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1951-04-01

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