Earthquake details

Thursday, February 26, 1914 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, February 26, 1914 at 04:58 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Cono Norte (Peru - PE), about 13.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.555 and latitude -16.208.

Magnitude 7.2
Alert Extreme
Depth 100.0 km
Coordinates -16.208, -71.555
UTC time 1914-02-26 04:58:15.260
Location Arequipa
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1914-02-26

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