Earthquake details

Sunday, May 15, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, May 15, 1988 at 09:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 123.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.421 and latitude -31.690.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 109.7 km
Coordinates -31.690, -71.421
UTC time 1988-05-15 09:08:42.740
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-05-15

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