Earthquake details

Thursday, May 11, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Copiapó (Chile - CL), about 96.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.300 and latitude -27.471.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 32.1 km
Coordinates -27.471, -71.300
UTC time 2006-05-11 13:48:59.860
Location Copiapó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-05-11

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