Earthquake details

Friday, July 9, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, July 9, 1971 at 20:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quillota (Chile - CL), about 70.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.621 and latitude -32.330.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 30.0 km
Coordinates -32.330, -71.621
UTC time 1971-07-09 20:19:48.680
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-09

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