Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, April 13, 1988 at 00:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mollendo (Peru - PE), about 50.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.371 and latitude -17.318.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -17.318, -72.371
UTC time 1988-04-13 00:37:21.950
Location Mollendo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-13

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