Earthquake details

Sunday, March 17, 2019 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chile on Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 00:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alto Hospicio (Chile - CL), about 175.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.429 and latitude -20.372.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 120.8 km
Coordinates -20.372, -68.429
UTC time 2019-03-17 00:53:37.680
Location Iquique
Country Chile (CL)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2019-03-17

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