Earthquake details

Saturday, November 24, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, November 24, 1979 at 04:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 107.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.901 and latitude -26.541.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.541, -70.901
UTC time 1979-11-24 04:58:54.100
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-11-24

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