Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Calama (Chile - CL), about 171.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.276 and latitude -21.042.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 140.7 km
Coordinates -21.042, -68.276
UTC time 2006-10-17 04:02:37.340
Location Calama
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-10-17

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