Earthquake details

Saturday, April 2, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 19:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Unión (Peru - PE), about 46.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.927 and latitude -5.777.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.777, -80.927
UTC time 1988-04-02 19:45:03.840
Location La Unión
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-02

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