Earthquake details

Sunday, April 21, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, April 21, 2002 at 22:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is La Unión (Peru - PE), about 53.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -81.033 and latitude -5.784.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -5.784, -81.033
UTC time 2002-04-21 22:24:07.190
Location Piura
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-04-21

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