Earthquake details

Sunday, March 5, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, March 5, 1989 at 14:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 124.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.315 and latitude -31.173.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 47.7 km
Coordinates -31.173, -72.315
UTC time 1989-03-05 14:18:18.400
Location Coquimbo
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-03-05

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