Earthquake details

Sunday, January 21, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, January 21, 1973 at 18:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Pucallpa (Peru - PE), about 50.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.389 and latitude -7.955.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 147.0 km
Coordinates -7.955, -74.389
UTC time 1973-01-21 18:12:29.900
Location Pucallpa
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-21

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