Earthquake details

Friday, September 11, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, September 11, 1987 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 101.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.756 and latitude -31.431.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 89.5 km
Coordinates -31.431, -70.756
UTC time 1987-09-11 04:02:02.700
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-09-11

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