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7/12/09 Southern Peru 6.1 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
| Earthquake Details | Seismogram Explanation |
|---|---|
| Location: Southern Peru Date: July 12, 2009 Time: 06:12:47 UTC; 1:12:47 am CDT Latitude: 14.99 S Longitude: 70.42 W Magnitudes: 6.1 Mw Depth: 201 km Distance: 59.97 deg (4,141 miles from Milwaukee) |
P-wave arrival time: 06:22:32 UTC; 1:22:32 am CDT. S-wave arrival time: 06:30:28 UTC; 1:30:28 am CDT. The vertical axis is in units of displacement in centimeters. The horizontal axis is in units of time in seconds. The beginning of the file is the origin of the event. This is a very deep event that did not produce surface waves. |