Earthquake details

Sunday, April 5, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit West Chile Rise on Sunday, April 5, 1964 at 11:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 815.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -83.638 and latitude -41.909.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 14.3 km
Coordinates -41.909, -83.638
UTC time 1964-04-05 11:18:37.980
Location West Chile Rise
Country West Chile Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1964-04-05

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