2005 Yurimaguas earthquake

The shock struck northern Peru at 20:55 local time on 25 September, with the epicentre placed near Yurimaguas, a town of about 41,800 people in the Loreto region. Depth estimates differ: the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre gave 80 km, while the catalogue entry records 115 km.

Origin time (UTC)

2005-09-26T01:55

Magnitude

7.5

Magnitude type

mwb

Depth (km)

115

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000e09h

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: peru, loreto, intermediate depth, amazon

Coordinates: -5.678, -76.398

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in South America since 1990

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