Earthquake details

Friday, October 18, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, October 18, 2002 at 11:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 1598.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -92.236 and latitude -39.060.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -39.060, -92.236
UTC time 2002-10-18 11:33:51.010
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-10-18

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