Earthquake details

Friday, March 15, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Friday, March 15, 1996 at 12:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Centenario (Peru - PE), about 60.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -77.665 and latitude -8.989.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	28.7 km
Coordinates	-8.989, -77.665
UTC time	1996-03-15 12:45:44.120

Location	Huaraz
Country	Peru (PE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Centenario	60.6 km
Huaraz	61.8 km
Chimbote	102.6 km
Tocache	154.4 km
Trujillo	178.9 km
Tingo María	186.6 km
Huánuco	188.1 km
Barranca	196.3 km
Chocope	217.2 km
Cajamarca	223.1 km
Juanjuí	226.6 km
Huacho	235.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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