Earthquake details

Friday, August 26, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, August 26, 1988 at 22:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 68.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.818 and latitude -31.117.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 88.4 km
Coordinates -31.117, -70.818
UTC time 1988-08-26 22:15:08.400
Location Ovalle
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-26

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