Earthquake details

Saturday, October 6, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, October 6, 1973 at 06:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 129.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.684 and latitude -31.685.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 46.0 km
Coordinates -31.685, -71.684
UTC time 1973-10-06 06:43:37.500
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-10-06

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