Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 14, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 14, 1973 at 01:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 95.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.820 and latitude -26.628.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 29.0 km
Coordinates -26.628, -70.820
UTC time 1973-08-14 01:57:00.500
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-08-14

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