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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION CENTER
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver Reply to: sedas@neis.cr.usgs.gov or neic@usgs.gov The following is a release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A strong earthquake occurred about 135 miles (220 km) WNW of Arequipa, Peru at 7:53 AM MDT today, Jul 5, 2001 (8:53 AM local time in Peru). A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.6 WAS COMPUTED FOR THIS EARTHQUAKE. The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. This earthquake is the second largest aftershock of the June 23, 2001 magnitude 8.4 event which killed at least 77 people and caused extensive damage in the Arequipa-Camana-Tacna area. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time; however, this earthquake may have caused damage due to its location and size. EDIS-07-05-01 0835 PDT --------------------------------------------------------- To update or terminate your subscription to this email service visit our webpage at http://www.incident.com/edismail.html. EDIS is operated by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, State of California. This email relay is offered by incident.com as a public service. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in transmission. ---------------------------------------------------------
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