Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 28, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, October 28, 1987 at 17:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Imperial (Peru - PE), about 77.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.049 and latitude -13.229.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 49.8 km
Coordinates -13.229, -77.049
UTC time 1987-10-28 17:44:28.440
Location Imperial
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1987-10-28

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