2019 northern Peru earthquake

The rupture hit northern Peru on Sunday 26 May, toppling houses, blocking roads and knocking out power in parts of the country. One person was killed and at least 26 were injured. It occurred at intermediate depth within the subducting slab beneath the Amazon basin.

Origin time (UTC)

2019-05-26T07:41

Magnitude

8

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

122.57

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us60003sc0

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: peru, amazon, intermediate depth, slab

Coordinates: -5.8119, -75.2697

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

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