Earthquake details

Thursday, September 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 00:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 154.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.239 and latitude -31.667.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -31.667, -72.239
UTC time 2015-09-17 00:50:12.870
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-17

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