Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 07:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 35.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -78.553 and latitude -9.392.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 60.1 km
Coordinates -9.392, -78.553
UTC time 2005-11-16 07:21:32.060
Location Chimbote
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-11-16

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