Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 26, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, September 26, 1990 at 15:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2417.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -100.795 and latitude -36.190.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.190, -100.795
UTC time 1990-09-26 15:40:42.430
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-09-26

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