Moderate mag. 5.1 earthquake - Near the Coast of Southern Peru on Wednesday, 21 March 1979 at 02:52 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 58 km depth
Magnitude: 5.1
Profondeur: 58.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.795°S / 72.545°W
(Pérou)Volcan le plus près: Cerro Nicholson (103 km / 64 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
19 km SE de Los Cerrillos (pop: 46) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
26 km SE de Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
61 km SO de El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
62 km ONO de Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
113 km OSO de Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
115 km OSO de Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
116 km OSO de Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
116 km OSO de Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
118 km OSO de Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
716 km SE de Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> Voir les séismes à proximité!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Profondeur | Location | Source |
| M 5.1 | 58 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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