Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, January 16, 1980 at 15:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abancay (Peru - PE), about 120.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.493 and latitude -14.541.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 94.0 km
Coordinates -14.541, -73.493
UTC time 1980-01-16 15:49:15.000
Location Cusco
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-01-16

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