Earthquake details

Saturday, February 27, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 17:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz (Chile - CL), about 23.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.541 and latitude -34.793.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates -34.793, -71.541
UTC time 2010-02-27 17:56:52.410
Location Santa Cruz
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-02-27

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