Earthquake details

Friday, March 20, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, March 20, 1970 at 22:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 581.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.094 and latitude -45.003.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 12.9 km
Coordinates -45.003, -80.094
UTC time 1970-03-20 22:34:17.080
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-20

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