Earthquake details

Saturday, January 28, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 06:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chimbote (Peru - PE), about 54.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -79.003 and latitude -9.351.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 50.2 km
Coordinates -9.351, -79.003
UTC time 2017-01-28 06:42:31.910
Location Chimbote
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-28

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