Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 28, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 06:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 147.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.108 and latitude -21.722.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 65.6 km
Coordinates -21.722, -70.108
UTC time 2001-08-28 06:56:09.180
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-28

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