Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, May 4, 1989 at 18:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nuevo Imperial (Peru - PE), about 13.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -76.195 and latitude -13.039.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 72.1 km
Coordinates -13.039, -76.195
UTC time 1989-05-04 18:32:55.690
Location Nuevo Imperial
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-04

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