Earthquake details

Sunday, January 11, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Sunday, January 11, 1998 at 23:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 3444.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -112.199 and latitude -34.259.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -34.259, -112.199
UTC time 1998-01-11 23:39:00.950
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-11

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