Terremoto moderado mag. 5.0 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, domingo, 11 mar. 1979
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Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.0 at 62 km depth
Magnitud: 5
Profundidad: 62.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.785°S / 72.807°W
(Perú)Volcán mas cercano: Cerro Nicholson (127 km / 79 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
20 km al SO de La Punta (pop: 264) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
21 km al SSO de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
81 km al SO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
88 km al ONO de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
139 km al OSO de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
140 km al OSO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
142 km al OSO de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
142 km al OSO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
144 km al OSO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
696 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 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 5.0 | 62 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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