Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 21, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 17:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2471.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -101.481 and latitude -36.227.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.227, -101.481
UTC time 2004-09-21 17:55:50.270
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-09-21

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