Earthquake details

Thursday, September 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 04:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 117.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.980 and latitude -31.417.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 17.6 km
Coordinates -31.417, -71.980
UTC time 2015-09-17 04:26:38.970
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-17

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