Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, February 17, 1999 at 21:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 97.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.040 and latitude -21.143.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -21.143, -70.040
UTC time 1999-02-17 21:58:54.540
Location Alto Hospicio
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1999-02-17

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