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USGS iscgem602092441

28 Dec 2012, 22:17

Easter Island region

A magnitude 5 mw earthquake at 16 km depth.

Depth16 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Easter Island region?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-29.460000, -111.928000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem602092441
Coordinates
-29.46, -111.928
Network
iscgem
Significance
385