Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 19, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, January 19, 1977 at 16:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abancay (Peru - PE), about 59.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.867 and latitude -14.166.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 96.0 km
Coordinates -14.166, -72.867
UTC time 1977-01-19 16:09:26.600
Location Abancay
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-19

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