Earthquake details

Saturday, March 29, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 29, 1980 at 06:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 135.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.204 and latitude -43.079.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -43.079, -75.204
UTC time 1980-03-29 06:41:50.500
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-03-29

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