Strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 21km SSE of Paracas, Peru on Saturday, 15 March 2014

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.1 - South Pacific Ocean, 44 km a sud da Pisco, Regione di Ica, Perù, sabato, 15 marzo 2014

Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.1 - South Pacific Ocean, 44 km a sud da Pisco, Regione di Ica, Perù, sabato, 15 marzo 2014

Strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 20 km depth

15 Mar 09:18 UTC: Primo a segnalare: USGS dopo 19 minuti.
Data & ora: 15 Mar 2014 08:59:21 UTC
Ora locale a epicentro: Saturday, March 15, 2014 03:59:21
Magnitudine: 6.1
Profondità: 20.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 14.0935°S / 76.2968°W (South Pacific Ocean, Perù)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km S da Paracas (pop: 1,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
44 km SSO da Pisco (pop: 61,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
45 km SSO da Tupac Amaru (Pisco) (pop: 11,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
50 km SSO da San Clemente (Pisco) (pop: 15,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
61 km O da Ica (pop: 246,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
64 km O da Santiago (Ica) (pop: 10,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
78 km SSO da Chincha Alta (pop: 153,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
113 km S da Nuevo Imperial (Provincia de Cañete) (pop: 32,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
241 km SSE da Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
243 km SSE da Callao (pop: 813,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
33 km SSE da Isla Sangayan Island --> 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
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudineProfonditàUbicazioneFonte
M 6.210 kmNear Coast of PeruGFZ
M 6.25 km NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERUEMSC
M 6.120 km27km SSW of Paracas, PeruUSGS
M 6.120 kmS of Paracas, PeruGeoAu
M 6.230 kmPeruIGP

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User reports for this quake (12)

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Miraflores Lima Peru (233.8 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Woken up in the middle of the night by my bed shaking side to side. Staying on the 12th floor.
Miraflores, Lima (232.3 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : On vacation in Miraflores, on the 16th floor, if not for rattling glasses probably would have slept through it.
villa el Salvador / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) : It woke me from sleep. I was almost alarmed enough to get out of bed, because I was in a bottom bunk, but the shaking was not quite so severe as to worry me that the bed would collapse. No one else in the house was alarmed.
Miraflores, Lima / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Playa Blanca, Asia (152.5 km NNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV)
paracas / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Lima airport / Severe shaking (MMI VIII) : Woke me up, no damage evident
paracas / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
lima, miraflores / Light shaking (MMI IV)
surco lima / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Tonight that was my first earthquak and I wake up but I am not sure wether this was in string one.
Miraflores (Peru, 229 km NW of epicenter) : It woke me up. Felt strong in Lima from the 11th floor. (reported through EMSC)
Pisco (Peru, 51 km N of epicenter) : Vibration felt in the roomwe had woken up when there is an earthquake and sway with clear lights. (reported through EMSC)
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Aftershocks of the 6.1 quake South Pacific Ocean, 44 km south of Pisco, Ica, Peru, Saturday, March 15, 2014 03:59:21

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):
  • 14 Jun 2014 13:34 UTC
    | M 4.4 |
    47 km (29.2 mi) depth
    |
    21 km (13 mi) distance
    | IGP | Details
  • 08 May 2014 18:25 UTC
    | M 4.2 |
    40 km (24.9 mi) depth
    |
    8 km (5 mi) distance
    | IGP | Details
  • 30 Mar 2014 01:11 UTC
    | M 4.6 |
    10 km (6.2 mi) depth
    |
    41 km (25 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 24 Mar 2014 21:38 UTC
    | M 4.3 |
    19 km (11.8 mi) depth
    |
    9 km (6 mi) distance
    | IGP | Details

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Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 44 km south of Pisco, Ica, Peru, on Saturday, March 15, 2014 03:59:21
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