Earthquake details

Monday, February 4, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Monday, February 4, 1974 at 09:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2777.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -104.840 and latitude -35.572.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -35.572, -104.840
UTC time 1974-02-04 09:09:41.400
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-02-04

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