6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Peru

6.0
Date-Time
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at 04:15:42 UTC
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 11:15:42 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
5.069°S, 77.559°W
Depth
125.6 km (78.0 miles)
Region
NORTHERN PERU
Distances
125 km (80 miles) NNW of Moyobamba, Peru
130 km (80 miles) NNE of Chachapoyas, Peru
545 km (340 miles) S of QUITO, Ecuador
775 km (480 miles) N of LIMA, Peru
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles); depth +/- 9.2 km (5.7 miles)
Parameters
NST=200, Nph=200, Dmin=595.1 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 97°,
M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=7
Source
USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
us2010wlaq