Earthquake details

Saturday, March 15, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 15, 1975 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 110.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.584 and latitude -21.681.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 57.0 km
Coordinates -21.681, -69.584
UTC time 1975-03-15 22:38:39.300
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-15

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