Earthquake details

Thursday, August 15, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, August 15, 1963 at 17:25 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tambopata (Peru - PE), about 133.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.414 and latitude -13.866.

Magnitude 7.7
Alert Extreme
Depth 550.0 km
Coordinates -13.866, -69.414
UTC time 1963-08-15 17:25:09.630
Location Juliaca
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1963-08-15

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