NORTHERN PERU-8.0

 

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Magnitude	Mw 8.0
Region	NORTHERN PERU
Date time	2019-05-26 07:41:12.5 UTC
Location	5.78 S ; 75.18 W
Depth	100 km
Distances	659 km SE of Guayaquil, Ecuador / pop: 1,953,000 / local time: 02:41:12.5 2019-05-26 200 km E of Moyobamba, Peru / pop: 44,300 / local time: 02:41:12.5 2019-05-26 82 km SE of Lagunas, Peru / pop: 9,200 / local time: 02:41:12.5 2019-05-26

Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
Source parameters provided by:
 GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Date & time: Sun, 26 May 07:41:13 UTC - 12 minutes ago
Magnitude: 7.7
Depth: 109.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.78°S / 75.03°W (Peru)
Nearest volcano: Sangay (558 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 2.2*10^16 J (6219 GWh / 5.4*10^6 tons of TNT / 334.4 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
More information at:

 Instituto Geofísico del Perú Lima, Peru
 Instituto Geofisico Quito, Ecuador
 USGS/NEIC Denver, USA
 GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, Germany