Earthquake details

Thursday, August 31, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 35.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.597 and latitude -28.865.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 80.0 km
Coordinates -28.865, -70.597
UTC time 2006-08-31 23:16:42.000
Location Vallenar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-08-31

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