Earthquake details

Saturday, August 1, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Saturday, August 1, 2009 at 07:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 1312.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -89.713 and latitude -42.009.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -42.009, -89.713
UTC time 2009-08-01 07:41:43.820
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-01

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