Earthquake details

Sunday, July 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, July 29, 1973 at 16:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Santiago (Peru - PE), about 90.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.128 and latitude -14.327.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 82.0 km
Coordinates -14.327, -72.128
UTC time 1973-07-29 16:15:49.600
Location Cusco
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-29

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