Earthquake details

Thursday, April 3, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Vallenar (Chile - CL), about 69.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.465 and latitude -28.640.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 32.5 km
Coordinates -28.640, -71.465
UTC time 2008-04-03 01:00:21.300
Location Vallenar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-03

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