Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 8, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, May 8, 1991 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ayacucho (Peru - PE), about 83.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -74.458 and latitude -13.875.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 107.1 km
Coordinates -13.875, -74.458
UTC time 1991-05-08 19:53:21.670
Location Ayacucho
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-08

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