Earthquake details

Sunday, August 14, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, August 14, 2005 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 129.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.980 and latitude -19.780.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 113.8 km
Coordinates -19.780, -68.980
UTC time 2005-08-14 02:39:40.370
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-14

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