Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 4, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, May 4, 1977 at 00:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 135.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.821 and latitude -20.475.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates -20.475, -68.821
UTC time 1977-05-04 00:27:31.000
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-05-04

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