Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 94km WSW of Paita, Peru on Monday, 12 August 2013
Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.1 - South Pacific Ocean, 90 km a ovest da Paita, Regione di Piura, Perù, lunedì, 12 agosto 2013
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Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 10 km depth
12 Aug 10:10 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 21 minuti.
Ora locale a epicentro: Monday, August 12, 2013 04:49:32
Magnitudine: 6.1
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 5.3837°S / 81.8731°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Perù)Nearby towns and cities:
90 km OSO da Paita (pop: 56,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
112 km SO da Talara (pop: 99,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
118 km O da Sechura (pop: 23,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
125 km O da La Union (Piura) (pop: 34,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
132 km O da Catacaos (pop: 57,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
135 km O da San Martin (pop: 130,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
139 km O da Piura (pop: 325,500) --> Vedi sismi vicini
142 km OSO da Sullana (pop: 160,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
273 km NO da Chiclayo (pop: 577,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
912 km NO da Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
| M 6.2 | 16 km | Near Coast of Northern Peru | GFZ |
| M 6.2 | 10 km | NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU | EMSC |
| M 6.1 | 10 km | 90km WSW of Paita, Peru | USGS |
| M 6.1 | 10 km | SW of Paita, Peru | GeoAu |
| M 5.8 | 17 km | IV Paita II III Talara Sullana (Peru) | IGP |
(shakemap: USGS)
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
brooklyn ny / Violent shaking (MMI IX)
Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 90 km west of Paita, Piura, Peru, Monday, August 12, 2013 04:49:32
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quakes):So far, no aftershocks have been registered.
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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 90 km west of Paita, Piura, Peru, on Monday, August 12, 2013 04:49:32
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