Earthquake details

Friday, November 18, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, November 18, 1966 at 09:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2398.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.589 and latitude -36.238.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 20.2 km
Coordinates -36.238, -100.589
UTC time 1966-11-18 09:12:11.780
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-11-18

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