Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 5, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, October 5, 1977 at 04:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 36.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.736 and latitude -28.248.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 52.0 km
Coordinates -28.248, -70.736
UTC time 1977-10-05 04:34:09.800
Location Vallenar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-05

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