Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 09:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2613.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.058 and latitude -35.949.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.949, -103.058
UTC time 2010-05-05 09:38:23.000
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2010-05-05

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