Moderato terremoto magnitudine 5.1 - Near the Coast of Southern Peru, martedì, 03 luglio 1979
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Moderate magnitude 5.1 earthquake at 77 km depth
Magnitudine: 5.1
Profondità: 77.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 16.659°S / 73.106°W

Vulcano più vicino: Coropuna (136 km / 85 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
23 km S da Pedregal (pop: 14) --> Vedi sismi vicini
42 km O da Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
103 km OSO da El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
123 km ONO da Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
167 km OSO da Cono Norte (pop: 47,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
167 km O da Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
170 km O da Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
170 km O da Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
171 km OSO da Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> Vedi sismi vicini
665 km SE da Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 5.1 | 77 km | near the coast of southern Peru | USGS |
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