Earthquake details

Thursday, February 20, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, February 20, 1986 at 09:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 95.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.116 and latitude -21.122.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.122, -70.116
UTC time 1986-02-20 09:16:02.550
Location Alto Hospicio
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-02-20

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