Earthquake details

Thursday, February 12, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, February 12, 1998 at 06:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Curanilahue (Chile - CH), about 3585.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -109.882 and latitude -27.400.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -27.400, -109.882
UTC time 1998-02-12 06:48:40.930
Location 52 km WSW of Hanga Roa
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-02-12

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