Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 2, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, January 2, 1980 at 22:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Barranca (Peru - PE), about 148.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.123 and latitude -10.873.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.873, -79.123
UTC time 1980-01-02 22:27:12.100
Location Huacho
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-02

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