Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 8, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, December 8, 1982 at 21:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 155.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.097 and latitude -21.295.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 108.2 km
Coordinates -21.295, -68.097
UTC time 1982-12-08 21:00:16.100
Location Calama
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-08

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