Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southern East Pacific Rise on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 05:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Faaa, about 3720.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -114.319 and latitude -21.860.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -21.860, -114.319
UTC time 2017-12-19 05:35:30.430
Location southern East Pacific Rise
Country southern East Pacific Rise
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-12-19

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