Earthquake details

Thursday, October 13, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, October 13, 1977 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Callao (Peru - PE), about 93.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.956 and latitude -12.251.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 26.0 km
Coordinates -12.251, -77.956
UTC time 1977-10-13 23:16:27.200
Location Callao
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-10-13

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