Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 28, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, September 28, 1971 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Felipe (Chile - CL), about 103.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.007 and latitude -32.046.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 106.0 km
Coordinates -32.046, -70.007
UTC time 1971-09-28 23:16:02.690
Location Santiago
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-09-28

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