Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 10, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, July 10, 1985 at 05:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mollendo (Peru - PE), about 120.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.980 and latitude -17.583.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 31.4 km
Coordinates -17.583, -72.980
UTC time 1985-07-10 05:50:20.050
Location Ilo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1985-07-10

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