Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 26, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, June 26, 1974 at 13:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2189.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -98.200 and latitude -36.558.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -36.558, -98.200
UTC time 1974-06-26 13:43:35.300
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-06-26

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