Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, August 24, 1994 at 22:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2785.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -104.892 and latitude -35.483.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.483, -104.892
UTC time 1994-08-24 22:05:58.140
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-24

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