Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.2 - Near the Coast of Central Peru, viernes, 06 ago. 1976
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 60 km depth
Magnitud: 5.2
Profundidad: 60.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 10.294°S / 78.671°W
(Perú)Nearby towns and cities:
62 km al OSO de Huarmey (pop: 16,200) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
101 km al ONO de Paramonga (Barranca) (pop: 27,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
111 km al ONO de Barranca (pop: 46,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
135 km al S de Chimbote (pop: 317,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
141 km al S de Coishco (Provincia de Santa) (pop: 15,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
145 km al NO de Huaura (pop: 20,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
145 km al NO de Huaura (pop: 20,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
147 km al NO de Huacho (pop: 54,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
259 km al NO de El Callao (pop: 813,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
265 km al NO de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.2 | 60 km | near the coast of central Peru | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 5.2 terremoto: Near the Coast of Central Peru Fri, 6 Aug 1976 14:31
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