Earthquake details

Sunday, March 21, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, March 21, 1971 at 14:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santiago (Peru - PE), about 58.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.153 and latitude -14.024.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates -14.024, -72.153
UTC time 1971-03-21 14:31:30.610
Location Cusco
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-21

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