Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, January 3, 1980 at 21:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Barranca (Peru - PE), about 144.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.086 and latitude -10.869.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.869, -79.086
UTC time 1980-01-03 21:06:40.700
Location Huacho
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-03

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