Forte terremoto magnitudine 6.2 - Off the Coast of Ecuador, venerdì, 28 gennaio 2005
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Strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 10 km depth
Magnitudine: 6.2
Profondità: 10.0 km
Epicentro latitudine / longitudine: 1.089°S / 81.157°W

Nearby towns and cities:
51 km OSO da Manta (pop: 183,200) --> Vedi sismi vicini
56 km O da Montecristi (pop: 18,400) --> Vedi sismi vicini
70 km ONO da Jipijapa (pop: 35,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
78 km O da Portoviejo (pop: 170,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
85 km ONO da Sucre (24 de Mayo) (pop: 15,300) --> Vedi sismi vicini
98 km SO da Bahia de Caraquez (Cantón Sucre) (pop: 37,100) --> Vedi sismi vicini
126 km OSO da Chone (pop: 44,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
130 km NNO da La Libertad (pop: 75,900) --> Vedi sismi vicini
187 km NO da Guayaquil (pop: 1,952,000) --> Vedi sismi vicini
308 km OSO da Quito (pop: 1,399,800) --> Vedi sismi vicini
Fonte dati primaria: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Stima dell'energia sismica liberata: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) More info
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Magnitudine | Profondità | Ubicazione | Fonte |
M 6.2 | 10 km | off the coast of Ecuador | USGS |
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There are no user reports for this quake yet. If you felt it Aftershocks of the 6.2 quake Off the Coast of Ecuador 28 January 2005 15:46 GMT
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):- 27 Mar 2005 08:03 UTC| M 5.1 |18.2 km (11.3 mi) depth|44 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 30 Jan 2005 07:06 UTC| M 5.7 |28.6 km (17.8 mi) depth|34 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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