Earthquake details

Sunday, October 16, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 13:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chiclayo (Peru - PE), about 41.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -80.125 and latitude -7.009.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 40.7 km
Coordinates -7.009, -80.125
UTC time 2016-10-16 13:04:26.680
Location Chiclayo
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-10-16

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