Earthquake Information

October 9, 2014 (02:14:32 UTC)

Quake Location

Magnitude 7.1 Southern East Pacific Rise

A major magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurred near the intersection of the Pacific, Nazca and Antarctic Plates. The epicenter was located ~3000 km off the Chilean coast.

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