Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 4, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, December 4, 1918 at 11:47 UTC with a magnitude of 8.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 105.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.650 and latitude -26.462.

Magnitude 8.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 40.0 km
Coordinates -26.462, -70.650
UTC time 1918-12-04 11:47:51.310
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1918-12-04

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