Earthquake details

Friday, May 21, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast of Easter Island on Friday, May 21, 2021 at 06:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Castro, about 2682.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -103.793 and latitude -35.768.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -35.768, -103.793
UTC time 2021-05-21 06:01:37.380
Location southeast of Easter Island
Country southeast of Easter Island
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2021-05-21

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