Earthquake details

Friday, July 9, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, July 9, 1971 at 21:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quillota (Chile - CL), about 109.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.438 and latitude -31.912.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 50.1 km
Coordinates -31.912, -71.438
UTC time 1971-07-09 21:17:56.030
Location Santiago
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-09

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