Earthquake details

Monday, August 8, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, August 8, 1994 at 07:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Puerto Maldonado (Peru - PE), about 162.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.369 and latitude -13.817.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	597.9 km
Coordinates	-13.817, -68.369
UTC time	1994-08-08 07:55:39.230

Location	Puerto Maldonado
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-08-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Puerto Maldonado	162.7 km
Tambopata	166.4 km
Caranavi	240.6 km
Juliaca	266.8 km
Puno	287.0 km
Sicuani	312.6 km
Viacha	315.5 km
Wanchaq	390.3 km
Cusco	390.6 km
La Santisima Trinidad	390.9 km
Santiago	392.4 km
Riberalta	401.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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