Earthquake details

Thursday, March 30, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, March 30, 1972 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Coquimbo (Chile - CL), about 21.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.439 and latitude -29.778.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 51.3 km
Coordinates -29.778, -71.439
UTC time 1972-03-30 11:00:19.200
Location Coquimbo
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-03-30

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