Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 08:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Punta Arenas, about 3100.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -119.025 and latitude -54.562.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -54.562, -119.025
UTC time 2009-10-06 08:31:41.570
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-10-06

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