Earthquake details

Saturday, December 4, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, December 4, 1976 at 05:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 168.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.501 and latitude -20.471.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 78.0 km
Coordinates -20.471, -68.501
UTC time 1976-12-04 05:06:37.900
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-12-04

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