Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, October 22, 1980 at 22:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2225.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -98.605 and latitude -36.495.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.495, -98.605
UTC time 1980-10-22 22:59:54.100
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-22

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