Earthquake details

Thursday, March 7, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, March 7, 1985 at 12:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valparaíso (Chile - CL), about 10.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.703 and latitude -33.111.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -33.111, -71.703
UTC time 1985-03-07 12:16:42.040
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-03-07

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