Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 7, 1973 at 03:41 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 84.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.879 and latitude -26.781.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -26.781, -70.879
UTC time 1973-08-07 03:41:25.600
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1973-08-07

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