Earthquake details

Thursday, April 19, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Thursday, April 19, 1973 at 22:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 3245.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -108.839 and latitude -32.817.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -32.817, -108.839
UTC time 1973-04-19 22:18:39.500
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-04-19

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