Earthquake details

Thursday, September 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 03:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 102.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.688 and latitude -31.424.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates -31.424, -71.688
UTC time 2015-09-17 03:55:15.430
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2015-09-17

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