Earthquake details

Thursday, April 7, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, April 7, 1988 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tarma (Peru - PE), about 113.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.724 and latitude -11.045.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -11.045, -74.724
UTC time 1988-04-07 14:26:30.660
Location Huancayo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-07

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