Earthquake details

Friday, November 6, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, November 6, 1998 at 08:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 483.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.112 and latitude -44.432.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -44.432, -79.112
UTC time 1998-11-06 08:01:11.480
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-11-06

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