Earthquake details

Friday, July 7, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, July 7, 1989 at 12:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2288.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -99.250 and latitude -36.265.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.265, -99.250
UTC time 1989-07-07 12:27:51.080
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-07-07

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