Earthquake details

Monday, October 12, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 21:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ciudad Satelite (Peru - PE), about 63.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -70.933 and latitude -16.479.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 129.5 km
Coordinates -16.479, -70.933
UTC time 2020-10-12 21:02:56.355
Location Arequipa
Country Peru (PE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2020-10-12

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