Earthquake details

Thursday, October 10, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, October 10, 1974 at 19:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Callao (Peru - PE), about 68.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.606 and latitude -12.444.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 27.0 km
Coordinates -12.444, -77.606
UTC time 1974-10-10 19:52:59.000
Location Lima
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1974-10-10

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