Earthquake details

Thursday, July 2, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, July 2, 1970 at 00:45 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Barranca (Peru - PE), about 106.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.540 and latitude -10.166.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 50.1 km
Coordinates -10.166, -78.540
UTC time 1970-07-02 00:45:02.380
Location Chimbote
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1970-07-02

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