Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit West Chile Rise on Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 18:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Curanilahue, about 2116.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -97.115 and latitude -36.233.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.233, -97.115
UTC time 2002-01-16 18:45:22.300
Location West Chile Rise
Country West Chile Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-16

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