Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 17, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, May 17, 1966 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 236.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.478 and latitude -44.195.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 19.5 km
Coordinates -44.195, -75.478
UTC time 1966-05-17 16:58:16.990
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-05-17

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