Magnitude 7.0 28/10/2011 18:54 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

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    Magnitude 7.0 28/10/2011 18:54 NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has occurred NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU at:
14.52S  76.12W Depth 26km 28/10/2011 at 18:54:34 (Universal Time)

Earthquake location with respect to nearby cities:
    65 km SW Ica (pop 246844, local time 13:54:34.5 2011-10-28)
    55 km SW Santiago (pop 10449, local time 13:54:34.5 2011-10-28)


Changed to 6.9 after seismologist review

Magnitude 6.9 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

2011 October 28 18:54:33 UTC

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Earthquake Details

• This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	6.9
Date-Time	Friday, October 28, 2011 at 18:54:33 UTC Friday, October 28, 2011 at 01:54:33 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	14.515°S, 76.009°W
Depth	23.9 km (14.9 miles)
Region	NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances	51 km (31 miles) SSW of Ica, Peru 112 km (69 miles) S of Chincha Alta, Peru 201 km (124 miles) W of Puquio, Peru 288 km (178 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16.5 km (10.3 miles); depth +/- 2.7 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=507, Nph=517, Dmin=293.9 km, Rmss=1.12 sec, Gp= 50°, M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=8
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb0006fv2