Earthquake details

Saturday, May 3, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 02:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CL), about 129.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.246 and latitude -42.784.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -42.784, -72.246
UTC time 2008-05-03 02:36:12.780
Location Port Montt
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-03

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