Big earthquake in Peru

DonMelchor

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7 or 7.5, just heard......

theres a tsunami alert also.........

 

quantumleap

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Magnitude 7.5 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
2007 August 15 23:40:58 UTC
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Magnitude 7.5
Date-Time Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 23:40:58 UTC
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 at 06:40:58 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 13.322°S, 76.508°W
Depth 40.7 km (25.3 miles)
Region NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU
Distances 45 km (25 miles) WNW of Chincha Alta, Peru
110 km (70 miles) NW of Ica, Peru
145 km (90 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
195 km (120 miles) SW of Huancayo, Peru

Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 6.6 km (4.1 miles); depth +/- 10.9 km (6.8 miles)
Parameters Nst=237, Nph=237, Dmin=151.9 km, Rmss=0.87 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=moment magnitude (Mw), Version=6
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID us2007gbcv

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DonMelchor

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I have a couple of friends there...... the lines are dead, but she's chatting with me as we speak..............

 

bulldogboogers

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how far is that from california ???:lol:

 

HinesWard86

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Is that powerful enough to affect the priceless copper mines in Chile?

 

DonMelchor

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the tsunami might get to costa rica

 

DonMelchor

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Just heard that is gonna get here, "confirmed".......Shit

 

G.MONEY

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Wow....7.9 was just reported..Big

 

DonMelchor

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the wave might get to 2 meters, othe least would be 30cm(1 feet)

 

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Don...Keep safe

 

DonMelchor

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We're far away from those places, But we've got friends there....thx

 

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Damn, that's one powerful SOB

 

quantumleap

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6.3 aftershock in the last hour.

2007 August 16 05:16:58 UTC

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90 km (55 miles) S of Chincha Alta, Peru
215 km (135 miles) WNW of Puquio, Peru
260 km (160 miles) SSE of LIMA, Peru
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Railbird

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Ironically I received a Western Union payout today from Lima, Peru