Earthquake details

Sunday, July 5, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, July 5, 1987 at 04:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abancay (Peru - PE), about 127.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -73.842 and latitude -14.293.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 12.7 km
Coordinates -14.293, -73.842
UTC time 1987-07-05 04:54:44.490
Location Ayacucho
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-07-05

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