Earthquake details

Saturday, December 31, 1960 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, December 31, 1960 at 18:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 245.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.618 and latitude -44.218.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -44.218, -75.618
UTC time 1960-12-31 18:08:09.100
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1960-12-31

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