Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 320 km west of Hanga Roa, Provincia de Isla de Pascua, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, on Friday, 15 September 2017 at 01:38 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
15 Sep 01:50 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 26.64°S / 112.6°W

Nearby towns and cities:
320 km (199 mi) W of Hanga Roa (pop: 3,300) --> See nearby quakes!
4082 km (2536 mi) W of Santiago (pop: 4,837,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
M 5.0 | 10 km | Easter Island Region | GFZ |
M 5.2 | 10 km | EASTER ISLAND REGION | EMSC |
M 5.2 | 10 km | - Easter Island region | USGS |
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(Chile, 339 km E of epicenter) : Leve, poco movimiento. (reported through EMSC)
Hanga Roa (Chile, 331 km E of epicenter) : Gentle movement, almost nothing. (reported through EMSC)
Hanga Roa (Chile, 331 km E of epicenter) : Iorana!. (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 5.0 quake South Pacific Ocean, 320 km west of Hanga Roa, Provincia de Isla de Pascua, Region de Valparaiso, Chile, 15 September 2017 01:38 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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