The giant stone statues of Easter Island have perplexed generations of archaeologists, engineers and scholars. Ever since European explorers first set eyes on them three centuries ago these carvings have presented a problem. How could the island's primitive inhabitants have erected such mass...
A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 01:29:08 (UTC) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007, in the Easter Island Region, 370 km SW of Hanga Roa, Easter Island, at a depth of 10 km. Location 29.468°S, 112.184°W