Earthquake details

Saturday, March 1, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, March 1, 2008 at 19:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 17.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.941 and latitude -20.256.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 36.6 km
Coordinates -20.256, -69.941
UTC time 2008-03-01 19:51:59.310
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-01

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