Earthquake details

Friday, July 10, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, July 10, 1981 at 18:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 1930.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -95.369 and latitude -37.216.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.216, -95.369
UTC time 1981-07-10 18:02:04.920
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-07-10

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