Peru Earthquake_060510
© USGSEarthquake Location
Date-Time:
Thursday, May 06, 2010 at 02:42:47 UTC

Wednesday, May 05, 2010 at 10:42:47 PM at epicenter

Location:
18.023°S, 70.533°W

Depth:
35 km (21.7 miles) set by location program

Distances:
30 km (20 miles) W of Tacna, Peru

55 km (35 miles) NNW of Arica, Tarapaca, Chile

100 km (65 miles) SSE of Moquegua, Peru

960 km (600 miles) SE of LIMA, Peru

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 4.9 km (3.0 miles); depth fixed by location program

Parameters:
NST=340, Nph=340, Dmin=535.7 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 14°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8

Source:
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID:
us2010vyad

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.