Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 31, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at 22:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Barranca (Peru - PE), about 122.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.889 and latitude -10.760.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -10.760, -78.889
UTC time 2001-10-31 22:14:26.190
Location Chimbote
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-31

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