Earthquake details

Thursday, February 23, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, February 23, 1933 at 08:09 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 29.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.192 and latitude -20.521.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -20.521, -70.192
UTC time 1933-02-23 08:09:19.490
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1933-02-23

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