Earthquake details

Monday, September 9, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Monday, September 9, 1996 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2769.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -104.642 and latitude -35.402.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.402, -104.642
UTC time 1996-09-09 03:21:47.220
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-09

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