Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Argentina on Wednesday, April 7, 1971 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mendoza (Argentina - AR), about 53.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.016 and latitude -32.437.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 116.6 km
Coordinates -32.437, -69.016
UTC time 1971-04-07 15:10:39.010
Location Mendoza
Country Argentina (AR)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-07

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