Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 25, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, April 25, 1979 at 19:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Villarrica (Chile - CL), about 30.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.247 and latitude -39.009.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -39.009, -72.247
UTC time 1979-04-25 19:18:26.600
Location Temuco
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-04-25

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