Earthquake details

Monday, May 18, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Monday, May 18, 2009 at 17:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro (Chile - CH), about 623.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.760 and latitude -44.885.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -44.885, -80.760
UTC time 2009-05-18 17:26:29.500
Location Off the coast of Aisen
Country Chile (CH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-05-18

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