Terremoto moderado mag. 5.0 - Southern Peru, miércoles, 25 abr. 1979
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Terremoto moderado magnitud 5.0 at 74 km depth
Magnitud: 5
Profundidad: 74.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 15.189°S / 72.368°W
(Perú)Volcán mas cercano: Andahua-Orcopampa (26 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km al O de Aguada (pop: 12) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
9 km al NNO de Orcopampa (Castilla) (pop: 5,640) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
112 km al OSO de Yauri (pop: 23,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
152 km al NO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
159 km al NO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
161 km al NO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
164 km al NNO de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
165 km al NO de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
190 km al SSO de Ciudad del Cuzco (pop: 312,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
613 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 | 74 km | southern Peru | USGS |
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