Earthquake details

Thursday, May 18, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at 18:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valparaíso (Chile - CL), about 75.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.980 and latitude -32.429.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -32.429, -71.980
UTC time 2006-05-18 18:26:20.080
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-05-18

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