Earthquake details

Thursday, September 29, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2698.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.897 and latitude -35.601.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.601, -103.897
UTC time 2016-09-29 00:21:09.510
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-29

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