4.6 earthquake near coast Peru

Posted on April 17, 2012 • Filed under: Earthquake, Peru, TRAVEL

Magnitude 4.5 – NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU

2012 April 17 12:26:33 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude 4.5
Date-Time

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 12:26:33 UTC
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 07:26:33 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 15.215°S, 74.484°W
Depth 65.3 km (40.6 miles)
Region NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU
Distances 67 km (41 miles) SSW of Puquio, Peru
184 km (114 miles) SE of Ica, Peru
228 km (141 miles) S of Ayacucho, Peru
446 km (277 miles) SE of LIMA, Peru
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 32.3 km (20.1 miles); depth +/- 15.7 km (9.8 miles)
Parameters NST= 25, Nph= 25, Dmin=676.8 km, Rmss=0.72 sec, Gp=155°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source

Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID usc00095g2 Read Article

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