Earthquake details

Sunday, August 6, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, August 6, 1989 at 19:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Felipe (Chile - CL), about 119.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.891 and latitude -31.684.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 100.5 km
Coordinates -31.684, -70.891
UTC time 1989-08-06 19:43:18.200
Location Santiago
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-08-06

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