Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 15:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 420.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.207 and latitude -44.451.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -44.451, -78.207
UTC time 2008-05-20 15:16:04.410
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-20

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