Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 04:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arica (Peru - PE), about 123.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -69.263 and latitude -18.994.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 106.6 km
Coordinates -18.994, -69.263
UTC time 2006-09-20 04:12:07.910
Location Tacna
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2006-09-20

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