Earthquake details

Saturday, September 9, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Saturday, September 9, 2000 at 12:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2617.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.064 and latitude -35.875.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.875, -103.064
UTC time 2000-09-09 12:18:10.290
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2000-09-09

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