Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 9, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, June 9, 1987 at 22:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2940.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -106.666 and latitude -35.278.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.278, -106.666
UTC time 1987-06-09 22:46:11.560
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-06-09

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