Earthquake details

Sunday, May 29, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, May 29, 1960 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 187.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.904 and latitude -43.092.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -43.092, -75.904
UTC time 1960-05-29 21:23:59.280
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-05-29

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