Earthquake details

Saturday, July 2, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, July 2, 1977 at 05:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 172.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.794 and latitude -25.871.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 32.0 km
Coordinates -25.871, -70.794
UTC time 1977-07-02 05:09:05.600
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-07-02

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