Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 23:18 UTC with a magnitude of 7.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 109.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.426 and latitude -31.562.

Magnitude 7.0
Alert Extreme
Depth 28.4 km
Coordinates -31.562, -71.426
UTC time 2015-09-16 23:18:41.850
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 2015-09-16

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