Earthquake details

Saturday, February 24, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, February 24, 2001 at 17:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 148.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.690 and latitude -20.183.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 115.9 km
Coordinates -20.183, -68.690
UTC time 2001-02-24 17:58:37.130
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-02-24

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