Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, January 7, 2003 at 17:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 138.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.673 and latitude -21.233.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 111.1 km
Coordinates -21.233, -68.673
UTC time 2003-01-07 17:27:11.630
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2003-01-07

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