Earthquake details

Thursday, April 1, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, April 1, 1982 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ilo (Peru - PE), about 80.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -71.383 and latitude -18.351.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 45.2 km
Coordinates -18.351, -71.383
UTC time 1982-04-01 16:11:55.370
Location Ilo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1982-04-01

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