Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, viernes, 16 feb. 1979
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Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 52 km depth
Magnitud: 5.5
Profundidad: 52.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.5°S / 72.656°W
(Perú)Volcán mas cercano: Huambo (93 km / 58 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km al ONO de Pisques (pop: 41) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
15 km al NNE de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
52 km al OSO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
90 km al NO de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
116 km al O de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
118 km al O de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
120 km al O de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
120 km al O de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
121 km al O de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
684 km al SE de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.5 | 52 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 5.5 terremoto: Near the Coast of Southern Peru Fri, 16 Feb 1979 22:18
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 24 Feb 1979 12:16 UTC| M 4.8 |70 km (43.5 mi) depth|22 km (14 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|8163 km (5072 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|8163 km (5072 mi) distance| | Details
- 20 Feb 1979 14:02 UTC| M 5.2 |56 km (34.8 mi) depth|24 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 17 Feb 1979 15:41 UTC| M 5.1 |79 km (49.1 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.5 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, viernes, 16 feb. 1979
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