Earthquake details

Sunday, December 30, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, December 30, 1979 at 06:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Felipe (Chile - CL), about 24.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.526 and latitude -32.602.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 78.0 km
Coordinates -32.602, -70.526
UTC time 1979-12-30 06:25:48.700
Location San Felipe
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-12-30

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