Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 8, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, March 8, 1966 at 20:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 135.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.842 and latitude -19.991.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 108.6 km
Coordinates -19.991, -68.842
UTC time 1966-03-08 20:46:12.670
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-08

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