Earthquake details

Monday, August 29, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, August 29, 1988 at 21:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ferreñafe (Peru - PE), about 75.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.044 and latitude -6.012.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 66.6 km
Coordinates -6.012, -80.044
UTC time 1988-08-29 21:33:22.660
Location Chiclayo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-08-29

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