Moderate mag. 5.6 earthquake - Near Coast of Peru on Monday, 29 June 2015
Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 6.8 km southwest of Puente Chaparra, Peru, on Monday, 29 June 2015 at 09:09 (GMT)
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Strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake at 28 km depth
29 Jun 09:15 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 28.0 km.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 28.0 km.
Date & time: 29 Jun 2015 09:09:16 UTC
Magnitude: 5.8
Depth: 28.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.97°S / 74.15°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Peru)Nearest volcano: Sara Sara (98 km / 61 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) SSW of Puente Chaparra (pop: 19) --> See nearby quakes!
133 km (83 mi) SE of Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) --> See nearby quakes!
152 km (95 mi) SE of Nazca (pop: 23,600) --> See nearby quakes!
170 km (106 mi) WNW of Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
271 km (168 mi) SE of Ica (pop: 246,800) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) W of Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> See nearby quakes!
284 km (176 mi) W of Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> See nearby quakes!
285 km (177 mi) W of Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> See nearby quakes!
293 km (182 mi) SSW of Abancay (pop: 55,100) --> See nearby quakes!
536 km (333 mi) SE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 3.2 x 1013 joules (8.78 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 7558 tons of TNT or 0.5 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.8 | 28 km | Near Coast of Peru | GFZ |
| M 5.8 | 10 km | NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU | EMSC |
| M 5.5 | 24 km | - 77km SSE of Acari, Peru | USGS |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 06 Jul 2015 17:34 UTC| M 4.4 |22 km (13.7 mi) depth|20 km (13 mi) distance| IGP | Details
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