Earthquake details

Thursday, September 5, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, September 5, 1968 at 02:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 627.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.773 and latitude -44.974.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 17.9 km
Coordinates -44.974, -80.773
UTC time 1968-09-05 02:43:02.940
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-09-05

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