Earthquake details

Thursday, May 29, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Thursday, May 29, 1997 at 17:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2568.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -102.511 and latitude -35.964.

Magnitude 6.5
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.964, -102.511
UTC time 1997-05-29 17:02:38.740
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1997-05-29

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