Earthquake Magnitude 5.4 - Central Peru

United States Geological Survey
Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:09 UTC

© US Geological Survey

Date-Time:
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 13:04:37 UTC
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 08:04:37 AM at epicenter

Location:
13.576°S, 75.993°W

Depth:
53.2 km (33.1 miles) set by location program

Distances:
20 km (15 miles) SE of Chincha Alta, Peru

55 km (35 miles) NNW of Ica, Peru

185 km (115 miles) SSW of Huancayo, Peru

200 km (125 miles) SE of LIMA, Peru

Location:
Uncertainty horizontal +/- 10.3 km (6.4 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters:
NST=124, Nph=124, Dmin=198.5 km, Rmss=0.93 sec, Gp=148°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=6

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2009hxa6

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.