Earthquake details

Thursday, November 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, November 21, 1996 at 07:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 130.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.918 and latitude -19.897.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 110.6 km
Coordinates -19.897, -68.918
UTC time 1996-11-21 07:26:08.540
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-21

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