Earthquake details

Sunday, May 21, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Sunday, May 21, 1995 at 15:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2580.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -102.647 and latitude -35.939.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.939, -102.647
UTC time 1995-05-21 15:47:24.890
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1995-05-21

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