Earthquake details

Friday, June 16, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, June 16, 1961 at 07:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osorno (Chile - CL), about 186.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.269 and latitude -41.025.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -41.025, -75.269
UTC time 1961-06-16 07:08:20.440
Location Osorno
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-06-16

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