QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem879106
USGS iscgem879106
21 May 1960, 11:02
4 km ESE of Cañete, Chile
A magnitude 8.1 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.
Published location
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-37.824000, -73.353000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem879106
Coordinates
-37.824, -73.353
Network
iscgem
Significance
1009