M6.5 earthquake Easter Island region
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck in the Easter Island region on Sun, Dec 30, 1951, 2:17 PM GMT-8 (22:17 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1951-12-30 22:17:55 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.396° S, 113.925° W
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.46
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem895093. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.