Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.1 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, miércoles, 21 mar. 1979
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 58 km depth
Magnitud: 5.1
Profundidad: 58.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.795°S / 72.545°W
(Perú)Volcán mas cercano: Cerro Nicholson (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km al SE de Los Cerrillos (pop: 46) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
26 km al SE de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
61 km al SO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
62 km al ONO de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
113 km al OSO de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
115 km al OSO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
116 km al OSO de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
116 km al OSO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
118 km al OSO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
716 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 | 58 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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