Earthquake details

Friday, October 18, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, October 18, 1996 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Los Andes (Chile - CL), about 68.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.041 and latitude -32.436.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 121.5 km
Coordinates -32.436, -70.041
UTC time 1996-10-18 13:41:03.430
Location San Felipe
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-10-18

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