Earthquake details

Thursday, February 22, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, February 22, 2001 at 07:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 108.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.455 and latitude -27.821.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 29.6 km
Coordinates -27.821, -71.455
UTC time 2001-02-22 07:55:51.540
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-22

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