Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 2, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, October 2, 1974 at 02:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Unión (Peru - PE), about 68.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.093 and latitude -5.906.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 5.0 km
Coordinates -5.906, -81.093
UTC time 1974-10-02 02:54:59.700
Location Piura
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-02

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