Earthquake details

Sunday, December 20, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, December 20, 1953 at 09:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quillota (Chile - CL), about 128.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.775 and latitude -31.815.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -31.815, -71.775
UTC time 1953-12-20 09:19:49.580
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1953-12-20

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