Earthquake details

Friday, April 14, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, April 14, 1950 at 19:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2564.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -102.471 and latitude -35.981.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -35.981, -102.471
UTC time 1950-04-14 19:59:59.680
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1950-04-14

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