Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 14, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, August 14, 1996 at 21:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 17.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.587 and latitude -42.547.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -42.547, -73.587
UTC time 1996-08-14 21:23:47.420
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-08-14

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