Moderado terremoto magnitud 5.6 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, martes, 03 jul. 2001
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Moderate magnitude 5.6 earthquake at 33 km depth
Magnitud: 5.6
Profundidad: 33.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 16.623°S / 73.971°W

Volcán mas cercano: Sara Sara (154 km / 96 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
59 km al SO de Atico (pop: 199) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
134 km al O de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
192 km al O de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
199 km al SE de Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
213 km al O de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
257 km al O de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
261 km al O de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
261 km al O de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
262 km al O de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
607 km al SSE de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
M 5.6 | 33 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 5.6 terremoto: Near the Coast of Southern Peru Tue, 3 Jul 2001 12:57
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 24 Jul 2001 19:54 UTC| M 5.0 |33 km (20.5 mi) depth|14 km (9 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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