Earthquake details

Thursday, January 14, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, January 14, 1965 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Paita (Peru - PE), about 65.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.274 and latitude -5.651.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 25.0 km
Coordinates -5.651, -81.274
UTC time 1965-01-14 08:25:18.470
Location Piura
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-01-14

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