Earthquake details

Thursday, February 11, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, February 11, 1971 at 17:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumbes (Peru - PE), about 71.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.915 and latitude -4.009.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 32.4 km
Coordinates -4.009, -80.915
UTC time 1971-02-11 17:08:44.470
Location Talara
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-02-11

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