Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, January 3, 1985 at 18:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 123.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.175 and latitude -19.583.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 128.6 km
Coordinates -19.583, -69.175
UTC time 1985-01-03 18:57:56.820
Location Arica
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-01-03

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