Earthquake details

Friday, March 12, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, March 12, 1965 at 22:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chachapoyas (Peru - PE), about 66.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.679 and latitude -5.664.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 26.4 km
Coordinates -5.664, -77.679
UTC time 1965-03-12 22:54:44.870
Location Moyobamba
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-03-12

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