Earthquake details

Sunday, August 18, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, August 18, 1974 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 143.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.196 and latitude -41.737.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 21.0 km
Coordinates -41.737, -75.196
UTC time 1974-08-18 23:07:47.800
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-18

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