Earthquake details

Sunday, September 2, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Sunday, September 2, 1990 at 10:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 1361.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -90.129 and latitude -41.210.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -41.210, -90.129
UTC time 1990-09-02 10:06:52.080
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-02

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