Earthquake details

Sunday, March 3, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, March 3, 1985 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 8.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valparaíso (Chile - CL), about 25.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.871 and latitude -33.135.

Magnitude 8.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -33.135, -71.871
UTC time 1985-03-03 22:47:07.280
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1985-03-03

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