Earthquake details

Sunday, April 19, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, April 19, 1959 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 599.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.377 and latitude -44.975.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -44.975, -80.377
UTC time 1959-04-19 07:26:16.480
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-04-19

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