Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 19, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, June 19, 1968 at 19:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 226.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.543 and latitude -44.046.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.2 km
Coordinates -44.046, -75.543
UTC time 1968-06-19 19:58:03.030
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-06-19

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