Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 5, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, May 5, 1993 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 142.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.978 and latitude -19.547.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 130.9 km
Coordinates -19.547, -68.978
UTC time 1993-05-05 11:38:27.250
Location Arica
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-05-05

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