Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 20, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, February 20, 1951 at 15:24 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3747.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -114.055 and latitude -21.314.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -21.314, -114.055
UTC time 1951-02-20 15:24:24.950
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1951-02-20

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