Earthquake details

Saturday, March 12, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 12, 1988 at 17:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Quillota (Chile - CL), about 77.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.530 and latitude -32.229.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 50.8 km
Coordinates -32.229, -71.530
UTC time 1988-03-12 17:22:56.250
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-12

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