Earthquake details

Friday, August 1, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, August 1, 1986 at 14:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2669.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.702 and latitude -35.880.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.880, -103.702
UTC time 1986-08-01 14:09:24.970
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-01

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