Earthquake details

Sunday, August 31, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, August 31, 1980 at 17:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Unión (Peru - PE), about 95.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.884 and latitude -6.250.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 28.0 km
Coordinates -6.250, -80.884
UTC time 1980-08-31 17:03:22.300
Location La Unión
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-08-31

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