Earthquake details

Sunday, December 15, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Sunday, December 15, 1991 at 06:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2218.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -98.518 and latitude -36.486.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.486, -98.518
UTC time 1991-12-15 06:12:59.360
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-12-15

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