Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 27, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, March 27, 1984 at 20:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3624.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.357 and latitude -23.765.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -23.765, -115.357
UTC time 1984-03-27 20:51:37.780
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-03-27

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