Earthquake details

Thursday, December 15, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 04:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Selva Alegre (Peru - PE), about 75.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.856 and latitude -16.152.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 137.0 km
Coordinates -16.152, -70.856
UTC time 2005-12-15 04:45:33.620
Location Arequipa
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2005-12-15

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