Leve terremoto magnitud 4.6 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, viernes, 16 feb. 1979
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Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 85 km depth
Magnitud: 4.6
Profundidad: 85.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 17.078°S / 72.85°W
(Perú)Volcán mas cercano: Cerro Nicholson (148 km / 92 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
51 km al SSO de La Punta (pop: 264) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
53 km al SSO de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
89 km al O de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
106 km al SO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
155 km al OSO de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
158 km al OSO de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
159 km al OSO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
159 km al OSO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
161 km al OSO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
718 km al SE de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitud | Profundidad | Ubicación | Fuente |
| M 4.6 | 85 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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