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M4.9 Earthquake near southeast of Easter Island

UTC time: 2025-03-09 03:34:20 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

southeast of Easter Island

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About this earthquake

On March 9, 2025 at 03:34 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near southeast of Easter Island. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
1a269b33dc4bf8ad9dc3c5b21f218718c43de47d
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-09 03:34:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-36.40650, -99.19610

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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