Earthquake details

Thursday, April 18, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, April 18, 2002 at 16:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 31.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.586 and latitude -27.535.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 62.0 km
Coordinates -27.535, -70.586
UTC time 2002-04-18 16:08:36.780
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2002-04-18

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