Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 4, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, December 4, 1963 at 15:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2604.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -102.868 and latitude -35.815.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.815, -102.868
UTC time 1963-12-04 15:59:42.110
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1963-12-04

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