- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 23, 1960 CE
- Location:
- 252 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile
- Magnitude:
- 6.14 Mw
- Depth:
- 20 km
Other earthquake records of 1960 CE
- Morocco, Agadir · Ms 5.9 · 13,100 deaths
- Chile, Puerto Montt, Valdivia · Mw 9.5 · 2,226 deaths
- Iran, Lar · Mw 5.9 · 420 deaths
- Peru · M 6.7 · 66 deaths
- Peru, Arequipa, Chuquibamba, Caraveli, Cotahuasi · Ms 7.8 · 63 deaths
- Algeria, Melouza · Ms 5.6 · 47 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - 252 km WSW of Cochrane, Chile (1960 CE) happen?
- May 23, 1960 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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