Earthquake details

Monday, May 17, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Monday, May 17, 1982 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2706.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.840 and latitude -35.350.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.350, -103.840
UTC time 1982-05-17 02:39:26.120
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-05-17

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