Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 17:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ovalle (Chile - CL), about 112.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.783 and latitude -31.483.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 29.7 km
Coordinates -31.483, -71.783
UTC time 2016-04-06 17:35:38.680
Location Viña del Mar
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-04-06

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