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Near Coast of Central Peru 6.7 Mw Earthquake Recorded at UWM
Near Coast of Central Peru 6.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism
Near Coast of Central Peru 6.7 Mw Earthquake Focal Mechanism

Earthquake Details

Location: Near Coast of Central Peru
Date: October 20, 2006
Time: 10:48:57 UTC; 5:48:57 am CDT
Latitude: 13.43 S
Longitude: 76.57 W
Magnitude: 6.7 Mw
Depth: 26 km
Distance: 57.18 deg (3,948 miles from Milwaukee)

Seismogram Explanation

P-wave arrival time: 10:58:40 UTC; 5:58:40 am CDT.
S-phase arrival time: 11:06:34 UTC; 6:06:34 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.