Earthquake details

Saturday, August 20, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Saturday, August 20, 1983 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2475.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -101.542 and latitude -36.251.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.251, -101.542
UTC time 1983-08-20 08:30:34.160
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-08-20

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