Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 26, 1975 at 00:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 152.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.755 and latitude -21.092.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 79.0 km
Coordinates -21.092, -68.755
UTC time 1975-08-26 00:34:02.000
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-08-26

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