Earthquake details

Thursday, March 7, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 00:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valparaíso (Chile - CL), about 29.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.878 and latitude -32.878.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 55.8 km
Coordinates -32.878, -71.878
UTC time 1985-03-07 00:55:00.290
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-07

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