M6.2 Earthquake — southeast of Easter Island

A magnitude 6.2 (strong) earthquake struck southeast of Easter Island on 1963-12-04 15:59 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 0 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M6.5 — southeast of Easter Island · 1979-04-14
• M6.5 — southeast of Easter Island · 1997-05-29
• M6.3 — southern East Pacific Rise · 1988-10-01

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