Earthquake details

Monday, May 7, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Monday, May 7, 1990 at 16:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2823.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -105.212 and latitude -35.248.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.248, -105.212
UTC time 1990-05-07 16:46:10.110
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-07

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