Earthquake details

Thursday, February 26, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, February 26, 1970 at 03:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ayacucho (Peru - PE), about 67.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.000 and latitude -13.722.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 92.6 km
Coordinates -13.722, -74.000
UTC time 1970-02-26 03:03:41.700
Location Ayacucho
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-26

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