southeast of Easter Island

2 hours ago

USGS

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southeast of Easter Island on 29 Oct 2026, 07:49 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report.

Depth: 10 km
Latitude: 36.41°S
Time: 07:49 UTC
Magnitude: M6.4

EPICENTRE

View the official report↗

MAGNITUDE 6.4

Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 60 thousand tonnes of TNT.

10 KM DEEP

Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.