Earthquake details

Friday, January 1, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, January 1, 1993 at 09:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 120.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.608 and latitude -31.621.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 27.1 km
Coordinates -31.621, -71.608
UTC time 1993-01-01 09:56:27.270
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-01

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