Earthquake details

Thursday, July 7, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, July 7, 1983 at 04:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 134.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.850 and latitude -20.524.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 105.1 km
Coordinates -20.524, -68.850
UTC time 1983-07-07 04:50:37.720
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-07-07

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