Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 22, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, October 22, 1980 at 23:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2738.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -104.084 and latitude -35.107.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.107, -104.084
UTC time 1980-10-22 23:27:16.600
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-10-22

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