Earthquake details

Saturday, December 7, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, December 7, 1968 at 20:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 605.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.453 and latitude -44.994.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates -44.994, -80.453
UTC time 1968-12-07 20:35:20.750
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-12-07

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