Earthquake details

Friday, May 23, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Friday, May 23, 2008 at 23:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3647.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -115.087 and latitude -23.199.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -23.199, -115.087
UTC time 2008-05-23 23:04:06.460
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-23

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