Earthquake details

Friday, May 7, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, May 7, 1976 at 05:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is San Fernando (Peru - PE), about 31.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.717 and latitude -8.620.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 133.0 km
Coordinates -8.620, -74.717
UTC time 1976-05-07 05:10:49.300
Location Pucallpa
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-05-07

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