Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.1 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, sábado, 17 feb. 1979
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 79 km depth
Magnitud: 5.1
Profundidad: 79.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.627°S / 72.659°W
(Perú)Volcán mas cercano: Huambo (105 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
4 km al NNE de La Punta (pop: 264) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
6 km al E de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
58 km al OSO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
82 km al ONO de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
120 km al OSO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
122 km al O de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
123 km al OSO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
124 km al OSO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
244 km al SSO de Yauri (pop: 23,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
694 km al SE de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.1 | 79 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the M 5.1 terremoto: Near the Coast of Southern Peru Sat, 17 Feb 1979 15:41
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 24 Feb 1979 12:16 UTC| M 4.8 |70 km (43.5 mi) depth|17 km (10 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|8165 km (5073 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|8165 km (5073 mi) distance| | Details
- 20 Feb 1979 14:02 UTC| M 5.2 |56 km (34.8 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.1 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, sábado, 17 feb. 1979
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