Earthquake details

Saturday, January 15, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, January 15, 1966 at 19:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puente Alto (Chile - CL), about 44.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.092 and latitude -33.597.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -33.597, -70.092
UTC time 1966-01-15 19:28:54.480
Location Puente Alto
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-15

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