Earthquake details

Thursday, September 9, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Thursday, September 9, 1982 at 06:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2581.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -102.423 and latitude -35.546.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.546, -102.423
UTC time 1982-09-09 06:40:21.400
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-09-09

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