Earthquake details

Monday, November 5, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, November 5, 1979 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 156.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.255 and latitude -21.200.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates -21.200, -68.255
UTC time 1979-11-05 18:43:06.900
Location Calama
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-05

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