Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 3, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, August 3, 1988 at 07:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mollendo (Peru - PE), about 92.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -72.732 and latitude -16.552.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -16.552, -72.732
UTC time 1988-08-03 07:52:25.710
Location Mollendo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-03

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