Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Curicó (Chile - CL), about 47.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.726 and latitude -35.018.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 99.3 km
Coordinates -35.018, -70.726
UTC time 2008-10-01 17:03:46.880
Location Curicó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-01

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