Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 6, 1964 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Tuesday, October 6, 1964 at 07:17 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2428.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.955 and latitude -36.231.

Magnitude 6.2
Alert Severe
Depth 14.2 km
Coordinates -36.231, -100.955
UTC time 1964-10-06 07:17:56.650
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1964-10-06

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