Earthquake details

Sunday, August 4, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, August 4, 2002 at 09:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 627.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.732 and latitude -45.022.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -45.022, -80.732
UTC time 2002-08-04 09:50:25.230
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-08-04

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