Near the Coast of Central Peru - Earthquake Magnitude 6.3

US Geological Survey
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:06 UTC

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Earthquake Location

Date-Time
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 05:11:00 UTC

Monday, January 30, 2012 at 12:11:00 AM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location
14.179°S, 75.644°W

Depth
39.2 km (24.4 miles)

Region
NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

Distances
15 km (9 miles) SE of Ica, Peru

96 km (59 miles) SSE of Chincha Alta, Peru

172 km (106 miles) WNW of Puquio, Peru

280 km (173 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru

Location Uncertainty:
horizontal +/- 15.2 km (9.4 miles); depth +/- 10.5 km (6.5 miles)

Parameters
NST=365, Nph=365, Dmin=275 km, Rmss=0.75 sec, Gp= 68°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6

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

Event ID
usc0007tml