Earthquake details

Thursday, February 25, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, February 25, 1988 at 18:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 134.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.728 and latitude -27.725.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -27.725, -71.728
UTC time 1988-02-25 18:39:26.710
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-02-25

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