Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 26, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, August 26, 1987 at 13:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 1922.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -95.296 and latitude -37.262.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.262, -95.296
UTC time 1987-08-26 13:01:23.040
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-08-26

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