Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 7, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, October 7, 1987 at 00:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 101.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.030 and latitude -22.845.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 106.2 km
Coordinates -22.845, -68.030
UTC time 1987-10-07 00:51:36.650
Location Calama
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-07

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