Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit West Chile Rise on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 02:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 833.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -83.898 and latitude -42.211.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -42.211, -83.898
UTC time 2021-04-20 02:26:04.690
Location West Chile Rise
Country West Chile Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2021-04-20

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