Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 1, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Wednesday, July 1, 1998 at 20:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 3547.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -112.047 and latitude -32.078.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -32.078, -112.047
UTC time 1998-07-01 20:38:46.890
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-07-01

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