Earthquake details

Thursday, September 17, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 23:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Valparaíso (Chile - CL), about 148.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.302 and latitude -31.829.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -31.829, -72.302
UTC time 2015-09-17 23:55:00.710
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-17

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