Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, March 29, 1979 at 09:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 203.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -76.063 and latitude -43.195.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -43.195, -76.063
UTC time 1979-03-29 09:43:44.500
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-29

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