Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 6, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Tuesday, October 6, 1987 at 14:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2452.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -101.166 and latitude -36.092.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.092, -101.166
UTC time 1987-10-06 14:39:53.090
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-06

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