Earthquake Details

Seismogram Explanation

Location: Near Coast of Central Chile

P-wave arrival time: 04:49:04 UTC (11:49:04 pm local 5/2/04).

Date: May 3, 2004

S-wave arrival time: 04:59:05 UTC (11:59:05 pm local 5/2/04).

Time: 04:36:51 (UTC); 11:36:51 pm (local 5/2/04)

The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters.

Latitude: 37.64 S

The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds.

Longitude: 73.20 W

The beginning of the file is the origin of the event.

Magnitude: 6.6 Mw

Depth: 26 km

Distance: 81.45 deg (5,624 miles from Milwaukee)