Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 1, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, October 1, 1969 at 05:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huancayo (Peru - PE), about 25.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -75.139 and latitude -11.847.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -11.847, -75.139
UTC time 1969-10-01 05:26:00.780
Location Huancayo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-10-01

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