1928 Constitución earthquake

The shock was centred near Constitución in the Maule Region, with an origin logged at 04:06:17 UTC on 1 December. Regional listings record its size and position but attach no casualty figure to it.

Origin time (UTC)

1928-12-01T04:06

Magnitude

7.7

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

35

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem908986

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, maule, 1928

Coordinates: -35.084, -72.267

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Chile from 1900 to 1949

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