Earthquake details

Saturday, October 21, 1967 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, October 21, 1967 at 02:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 139.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.746 and latitude -27.670.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 22.5 km
Coordinates -27.670, -71.746
UTC time 1967-10-21 02:35:16.260
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1967-10-21

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