Earthquake details

Friday, October 14, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, October 14, 1960 at 17:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Temuco (Chile - CL), about 61.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.068 and latitude -38.323.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -38.323, -73.068
UTC time 1960-10-14 17:48:32.670
Location Temuco
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-10-14

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