Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 32.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.049 and latitude -42.680.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 27.5 km
Coordinates -42.680, -74.049
UTC time 2008-01-30 10:29:23.210
Location Castro
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-01-30

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