Magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck southern Peru

Strong earthquake with recorded magnitude of 6.0 struck southern Peru on June 7, 2012 at 16:03 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 119 km (74 miles) WNW (298°) from Arequipa, Peru (15.919°S, 72.516°W). Recorded depth was 99.7 km (62.0 miles). EMSC is reporting 6.2 magnitude with depth of 80km.

Magnitude	6.0
Date-Time	Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 16:03:18 UTC Thursday, June 07, 2012 at 11:03:18 AM at epicenter
Location	15.919°S, 72.516°W
Depth	99.7 km (62.0 miles)
Region	SOUTHERN PERU
Distances	119 km (74 miles) WNW (298°) from Arequipa, Peru 216 km (134 miles) SE (128°) from Puquio, Peru 221 km (137 miles) NW (310°) from Moquegua, Peru 648 km (402 miles) SE (131°) from LIMA, Peru
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 16 km (9.9 miles); depth +/- 8.4 km (5.2 miles)
Parameters	NST=450, Nph=543, Dmin=470.9 km, Rmss=0.91 sec, Gp= 54°, M-type=teleseismic moment magnitude (Mw), Version=A
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usb000a9lp