Earthquake details

Saturday, July 20, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, July 20, 1991 at 00:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 108.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.652 and latitude -28.650.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 90.2 km
Coordinates -28.650, -69.652
UTC time 1991-07-20 00:03:35.940
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-07-20

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