Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 5, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, December 5, 1984 at 04:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Curanilahue (Chile - CL), about 33.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.594 and latitude -37.706.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -37.706, -73.594
UTC time 1984-12-05 04:27:05.080
Location Curanilahue
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-12-05

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