Earthquake details

Monday, October 17, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, October 17, 1966 at 21:41 UTC with a magnitude of 8.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Barranca (Peru - PE), about 74.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.448 and latitude -10.704.

Magnitude 8.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 37.4 km
Coordinates -10.704, -78.448
UTC time 1966-10-17 21:41:58.440
Location Barranca
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1966-10-17

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