Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 10, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Tuesday, August 10, 1982 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2000.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -96.255 and latitude -37.238.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.238, -96.255
UTC time 1982-08-10 07:21:12.150
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-08-10

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