Earthquake details

Thursday, April 5, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, April 5, 1973 at 05:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valdivia (Chile - CL), about 120.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.627 and latitude -39.620.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 44.0 km
Coordinates -39.620, -74.627
UTC time 1973-04-05 05:28:04.400
Location Osorno
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-05

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