Earthquake details

Friday, March 12, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 01:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santa Cruz (Chile - CL), about 61.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.985 and latitude -34.417.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 7.3 km
Coordinates -34.417, -71.985
UTC time 2010-03-12 01:46:55.900
Location Curicó
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-03-12

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