Earthquake details

Friday, July 9, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, July 9, 1971 at 03:03 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quillota (Chile - CL), about 30.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.168 and latitude -32.617.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 60.6 km
Coordinates -32.617, -71.168
UTC time 1971-07-09 03:03:20.220
Location Quillota
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1971-07-09

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