Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, September 14, 1976 at 15:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3686.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.067 and latitude -26.432.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -26.432, -115.067
UTC time 1976-09-14 15:46:08.600
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-09-14

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