Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 16, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Iquique (Peru - PE), about 162.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68.938 and latitude -19.304.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -19.304, -68.938
UTC time 2002-01-16 07:23:52.520
Location Tacna
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-01-16

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