Earthquake details

Thursday, October 29, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Los Andes (Chile - CL), about 13.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.479 and latitude -32.760.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 85.5 km
Coordinates -32.760, -70.479
UTC time 1998-10-29 19:55:54.760
Location San Felipe
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-29

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