Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 8, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, April 8, 1987 at 09:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 441.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.887 and latitude -43.812.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -43.812, -78.887
UTC time 1987-04-08 09:18:34.690
Location Off the coast of Los Lagos
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-04-08

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