Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 18, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, August 18, 1965 at 10:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Curanilahue (Chile - CL), about 65.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.562 and latitude -38.038.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -38.038, -73.562
UTC time 1965-08-18 10:01:48.120
Location Angol
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-08-18

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