Earthquake details

Monday, April 9, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Monday, April 9, 1934 at 15:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2272.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -98.946 and latitude -36.087.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.087, -98.946
UTC time 1934-04-09 15:29:25.330
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1934-04-09

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