Earthquake details

Saturday, April 7, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, April 7, 1973 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 105.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.187 and latitude -20.666.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 95.0 km
Coordinates -20.666, -69.187
UTC time 1973-04-07 22:50:54.500
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-07

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