Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.2 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, martes, 20 feb. 1979
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Moderate magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 56 km depth
Magnitud: 5.2
Profundidad: 56.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.698°S / 72.74°W

Volcán mas cercano: Huambo (116 km / 72 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
8 km al SO de La Punta (pop: 264) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
9 km al SSO de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
69 km al OSO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
85 km al ONO de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
130 km al OSO de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
130 km al OSO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
132 km al OSO de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
133 km al OSO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
134 km al OSO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡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: 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 | 56 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it Aftershocks of the M 5.2 terremoto: Near the Coast of Southern Peru Tue, 20 Feb 1979 14:02
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes):- 21 Mar 1979 02:52 UTC| M 5.1 |58 km (36 mi) depth|23 km (15 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 11 Mar 1979 14:40 UTC| M 5.0 |62 km (38.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 24 Feb 1979 12:16 UTC| M 4.8 |70 km (43.5 mi) depth|11 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|8174 km (5079 mi) distance| | Details
- 01 Jan 1970 00:00 UTC| M |0 km (0 mi) depth|8174 km (5079 mi) distance| | Details
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