Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 22:54 UTC with a magnitude of 8.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 117.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.674 and latitude -31.573.

Magnitude 8.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 22.4 km
Coordinates -31.573, -71.674
UTC time 2015-09-16 22:54:32.860
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2015-09-16

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