Earthquake Magnitude 5.0 - Central Peru

US Geological Survey
Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:33 UTC

© US Geological Survey

Date-Time:
Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 23:07:04 UTC
Saturday, August 01, 2009 at 06:07:04 PM at epicenter

Location:
12.100°S, 75.338°W

Depth:
124.3 km (77.2 miles)

Distances:
15 km (10 miles) W of Huancayo, Peru

165 km (105 miles) NW of Ayacucho, Peru

170 km (105 miles) NNE of Chincha Alta, Peru

185 km (115 miles) E of LIMA, Peru

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 13.5 km (8.4 miles); depth +/- 3.4 km (2.1 miles)

Parameters:
NST=103, Nph=118, Dmin=903.9 km, Rmss=0.82 sec, Gp=130°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2009jubv

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist