Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 13, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, September 13, 1961 at 21:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 170.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.576 and latitude -41.722.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -41.722, -75.576
UTC time 1961-09-13 21:19:18.470
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1961-09-13

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