Earthquake details

Friday, March 22, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, March 22, 1968 at 01:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 110.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.119 and latitude -20.624.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 95.8 km
Coordinates -20.624, -69.119
UTC time 1968-03-22 01:55:44.600
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-03-22

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