Earthquake details

Saturday, May 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, May 7, 1983 at 01:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 63.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.788 and latitude -28.008.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 51.0 km
Coordinates -28.008, -70.788
UTC time 1983-05-07 01:07:22.710
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-07

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