M 7.2 earthquake – 35 km N of El Cardo, Peru
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Local time: Oct 11, 1922 · 09:49 (UTC-5)
MajorIntermediate · 75 km
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- Magnitude
- 7.2moment magnitude (mw)
- Depth
- 75 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -16.287, -72.70537 km from Camaná
- Energy released
- 951 kilotons of TNTabout 63 × Hiroshima
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 96 km
- Significance
- 800USGS score, 0–1,000+
The strongest here since 1914
The last earthquake at least as strong within 300 km struck on Feb 26, 1914.
How strong was it?
Major earthquake. It released 951 kilotons of TNT, 1,995 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Peru.
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- 8.1 21 km NNE of Minas de Marcona, Peru Aug 24, 1942
- 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 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