Earthquake details

Saturday, August 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, August 10, 1974 at 09:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 163.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.646 and latitude -20.817.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 116.0 km
Coordinates -20.817, -68.646
UTC time 1974-08-10 09:49:20.600
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-10

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