M 3.9 earthquake – 59 km SSW of Quilca, Peru
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Local time: Jun 19, 2001 · 00:47 (UTC-5)
MinorShallow · 33 km
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- Magnitude
- 3.9body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 33 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -17.162, -72.74060 km from Camaná
- Energy released
- 11 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 15M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 234USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jun 17, 2001.
How strong was it?
Minor earthquake. It released 11 tons of TNT, 45 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
15 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
- 4.4 46 km WSW of Islay (Matarani), Peru Jun 23, 2001
- 6.1 56 km SSW of Quilca, Peru Jun 23, 2001
- 5.1 57 km SSW of Quilca, Peru Jun 23, 2001
- 5.0 65 km SSW of Quilca, Peru Jun 24, 2001
- 5.2 69 km SSW of Quilca, Peru Jun 24, 2001
- 3.9 57 km SSW of Quilca, Peru Jun 24, 2001
- 4.6 Near the coast of southern Peru Jun 24, 2001
- 4.7 46 km SSW of Camaná, Peru Jun 24, 2001
- 4.8 60 km S of Camaná, Peru Jun 24, 2001
- 5.4 56 km WSW of Islay (Matarani), Peru Jun 24, 2001
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Peru.
- 8.4 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru Jun 23, 2001
- 7.7 37 km SSW of Atico, Peru Aug 6, 1913
- 7.6 51 km SW of Punta de Bombón, Peru Jul 7, 2001
- 7.2 35 km N of El Cardo, Peru Oct 11, 1922
- 7.2 10 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru Jun 28, 2024
- 7.2 12 km NNE of Cono Norte, Peru Feb 26, 1914
- 7.1 37 km W of Atiquipa, Peru Jan 14, 2018
- 7.1 16 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru Sep 25, 2013