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Perşembe, Ağustos 23, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Peru on Perşembe, Ağustos 23, 1956 at 13:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6,3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Caranavi (Peru - PE), about 122,5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -68,502 and latitude -15,204.

Buyukluk 6,3
Alert Severe
Derinlik 35,0 km
Coordinates -15,204, -68,502
UTC time 1956-08-23 13:48:29.440
Konum Juliaca
Ulke Peru (PE)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1956-08-23

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