Earthquake details

Friday, March 19, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, March 19, 1993 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 98.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.954 and latitude -26.674.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 20.4 km
Coordinates -26.674, -70.954
UTC time 1993-03-19 16:01:10.290
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-03-19

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