Earthquake details

Saturday, October 3, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, October 3, 1987 at 03:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tacna (Peru - PE), about 106.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.247 and latitude -17.950.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 148.5 km
Coordinates -17.950, -69.247
UTC time 1987-10-03 03:35:10.690
Location Tacna
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-03

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