Earthquake details

Saturday, July 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, July 17, 1971 at 17:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumbes (Peru - PE), about 68.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.881 and latitude -4.013.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 32.7 km
Coordinates -4.013, -80.881
UTC time 1971-07-17 17:56:15.510
Location Talara
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-07-17

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