Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 13, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, April 13, 1966 at 03:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Angol (Chile - CL), about 55.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.078 and latitude -38.207.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 46.7 km
Coordinates -38.207, -73.078
UTC time 1966-04-13 03:35:18.190
Location Temuco
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-13

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