Earthquake details

Saturday, March 15, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 15, 1975 at 01:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Coquimbo (Chile - CL), about 8.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.382 and latitude -29.888.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 47.0 km
Coordinates -29.888, -71.382
UTC time 1975-03-15 01:23:31.800
Location Coquimbo
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-15

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