Earthquake details

Thursday, August 5, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, August 5, 1982 at 09:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 83.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.657 and latitude -26.678.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 39.7 km
Coordinates -26.678, -70.657
UTC time 1982-08-05 09:16:41.300
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-05

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