Earthquake details

Thursday, March 5, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, March 5, 1987 at 11:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jaén (Peru - PE), about 29.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.969 and latitude -5.922.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.922, -78.969
UTC time 1987-03-05 11:08:21.860
Location Jaén
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-05

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