Earthquake details

Saturday, April 8, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, April 8, 2006 at 03:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ica (Peru - PE), about 46.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -76.117 and latitude -14.253.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 39.1 km
Coordinates -14.253, -76.117
UTC time 2006-04-08 03:06:15.720
Location Ica
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-08

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