Earthquake details

Sunday, July 31, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, July 31, 1960 at 14:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 238.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.769 and latitude -44.047.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -44.047, -75.769
UTC time 1960-07-31 14:54:58.490
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-07-31

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