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By Bonnie Hamre, About.com Guide to South America Travel since 1997

Two strong earthquakes in Brazil and Argentina within hours of each other

Saturday July 21, 2007
2007-07-21 13:27 (Mw 6.1) AMAZONAS, BRAZIL -8.0 -71.1‎

Region: AMAZONAS, BRAZIL

  • Geographic coordinates: 7.976S, 71.129W
  • Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
  • Depth: 632 kmUniversal
  • Time (UTC): 21 Jul 2007 13:27:03
  • Time near the Epicenter: 21 Jul 2007 09:27:03
  • Local time in your area: 21 Jul 2007 13:27:03
  • Location with respect to nearby cities:
    • 171 km (106 miles) ESE (102 degrees) of Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
    • 377 km (234 miles) E (83 degrees) of Pucallpa, Peru
    • 427 km (265 miles) WNW (301 degrees) of Rio Branco, Brazil
    • 794 km (493 miles) NE (55 degrees) of LIMA, Peru

    2007-07-21 15:34 (Mw 6.2) JUJUY, ARGENTINA -22.3 -65.8‎:

  • Region: JUJUY, ARGENTINA
  • Geographic coordinates: 22.332S, 65.811W
  • Magnitude: 6.2 MwDepth: 247 km
  • Universal Time (UTC): 21 Jul 2007 15:34:47
  • Time near the Epicenter: 21 Jul 2007 12:34:47
  • Local time in your area: 21 Jul 2007 15:34:47
  • Location with respect to nearby cities:
    • 140 km (87 miles) SW (231 degrees) of Tarija, Bolivia 204 km
    • (127 miles) N (360 degrees) of San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
    • 273 km (170 miles) N (353 degrees) of Salta, Argentina
    • 890 km (553 miles) WNW (290 degrees) of ASUNCION, Paraguay

    No report of damages yet.

    Data thenks to National Earthquake Information Cente, rU.S. Geological Survey - http://neic.usgs.gov

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