1943 Ovalle earthquake

The Coquimbo Region was struck at 12:07 local time on 6 April, with the epicentre placed north-northwest of Illapel. Major damage was recorded at Ovalle, Illapel, Salamanca and Combarbalá.

Origin time (UTC)

1943-04-06T16:07

Magnitude

8.1

Magnitude type

mw

Depth (km)

35

Deaths, as sources state them

11

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem899789

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: chile, coquimbo, 1943

Coordinates: -31.262, -71.368

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

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