Earthquake details

Saturday, June 12, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, June 12, 1965 at 18:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 121.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.944 and latitude -20.380.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 102.2 km
Coordinates -20.380, -68.944
UTC time 1965-06-12 18:50:12.960
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-06-12

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