4.8 earthquake hits near Lima Peru, December 29, 2011

Posted on December 29, 2011 • Filed under: Earthquake, Peru, TRAVEL

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Magnitude 4.8
Date-Time

Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 13:45:41 UTC
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 08:45:41 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 12.633°S, 76.836°W
Depth 77.5 km (48.2 miles)
Region NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances 66 km (41 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
118 km (73 miles) NW of Chincha Alta, Peru
185 km (114 miles) WSW of Huancayo, Peru
187 km (116 miles) SSE of Huacho, Peru
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 33.1 km (20.6 miles); depth +/- 9.7 km (6.0 miles)
Parameters NST= 22, Nph= 23, Dmin=71.2 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp=191°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source

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

Event ID usc0007e99

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