Earthquake details

Sunday, March 31, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Sunday, March 31, 1974 at 04:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2621.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.178 and latitude -35.984.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -35.984, -103.178
UTC time 1974-03-31 04:48:50.200
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-03-31

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