Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, August 24, 1966 at 07:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 96.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.219 and latitude -20.039.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 96.9 km
Coordinates -20.039, -69.219
UTC time 1966-08-24 07:17:18.290
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-08-24

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