Fuerte terremoto magnitud 6.1 - 36 km ENE of Chincha Alta, Provincia de Chincha, Ica, Peru, lunes, 30 sep. 1946
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 53 km depth
Magnitud: 6.1
Profundidad: 53.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 13.329°S / 75.813°W
(Provincia de Chincha, Ica, Perú)Nearby towns and cities:
14 km al E de Yauritambo (pop: 50) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
36 km al ENE de Chincha Alta (pop: 153,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
52 km al NE de San Clemente (Pisco) (pop: 15,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
60 km al NE de Pisco (pop: 61,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
61 km al ESE de Nuevo Imperial (Provincia de Cañete, Gobierno Regional de Lima) (pop: 32,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
66 km al ESE de Imperial (Provincia de Cañete, Lima region) (pop: 32,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
66 km al ESE de Imperial (pop: 32,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
83 km al N de Ica (pop: 246,800) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
195 km al SE de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
200 km al SE de El Callao (pop: 813,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 6.1 | 53 km | central Peru | USGS |
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