Earthquake details

Saturday, February 28, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, February 28, 1976 at 16:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valdivia (Chile - CL), about 128.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.727 and latitude -39.999.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 9.0 km
Coordinates -39.999, -74.727
UTC time 1976-02-28 16:27:09.000
Location Osorno
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1976-02-28

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