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Natural Disasters | 16 February, 2009 [ 12:31 ]
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake near coast of Peru
Channel News Asia
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook an area near the northern coast of Peru early Sunday, the US government reported.
The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 5:04 am (1004 GMT), was located in the Pacific Ocean 71 kilometres (44 miles) southwest of the Peruvian town of Piura, according to the US Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The reading was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, now used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released.
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A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook an area near the northern coast of Peru early Sunday, the US government reported.The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 5:04 am (1004 GMT), was located in the Pacific Ocean 71 kilometres (44 miles) southwest of the Peruvian town of Piura, according to the US Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
The reading was based on the open-ended Moment Magnitude scale, now used by US seismologists, which measures the area of the fault that ruptured and the total energy released.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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2 Comments
# Carlos says :
16 February, 2009 [ 14:21 ]
Accordoing to Sismo Peru and Servicio de Emergencia sismica, the earthquake was of 5.8 richter not 6.8
Both have the same information.
http://khatati.igp.gob.pe/Webs/cns06/sismo/IGPSIS/sis_sens.htm
http://sismoperu.appspot.com/
# Mike says :
16 February, 2009 [ 14:56 ]
Add your comment
Yes, well, these services in Peru do not have good equipment.
The earthquake has never been rated a 6.8 as far as I can tell....only a 6.2.
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