Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 28, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, October 28, 1987 at 18:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2427.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.843 and latitude -36.078.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.078, -100.843
UTC time 1987-10-28 18:24:02.000
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-28

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