Earthquake details

Friday, November 6, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, November 6, 1970 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juliaca (Peru - PE), about 72.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.806 and latitude -15.499.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -15.499, -70.806
UTC time 1970-11-06 22:47:00.810
Location Juliaca
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-06

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