Earthquake details

Sunday, October 2, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit West Chile Rise on Sunday, October 2, 1960 at 11:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 1549.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -91.537 and latitude -38.874.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -38.874, -91.537
UTC time 1960-10-02 11:53:41.040
Location West Chile Rise
Country West Chile Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-10-02

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