Earthquake details

Saturday, March 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 26, 1988 at 21:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 184.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.773 and latitude -25.753.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 43.6 km
Coordinates -25.753, -70.773
UTC time 1988-03-26 21:01:44.350
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-03-26

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