Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 23, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, December 23, 1992 at 02:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 146.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.808 and latitude -19.766.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 105.7 km
Coordinates -19.766, -68.808
UTC time 1992-12-23 02:20:06.340
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1992-12-23

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