Earthquake details

Monday, August 5, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Monday, August 5, 1991 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3564.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.941 and latitude -17.886.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -17.886, -115.941
UTC time 1991-08-05 03:21:17.270
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-08-05

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