Earthquake details

Sunday, April 21, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Venezuela on Sunday, April 21, 1957 at 21:12 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tame (Venezuela - VE), about 60.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.095 and latitude 6.868.

Magnitude 6.6
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates 6.868, -72.095
UTC time 1957-04-21 21:12:31.810
Location Rubio
Country Venezuela (VE)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-04-21

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