Earthquake details

Sunday, December 25, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, December 25, 2016 at 14:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 157.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.662 and latitude -19.877.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 103.3 km
Coordinates -19.877, -68.662
UTC time 2016-12-25 14:01:33.190
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-12-25

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