Very Strong Mag. 6.2 Earthquake - 2.4 km South of Vilavila, Lampa, Puno, Peru, on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 22:40 GMT

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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Southern Peru on Thursday, 1 December 2016

Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 2.4 km south of Vilavila, Lampa, Puno, Peru, on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 22:40 GMT

Very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 10 km depth

1 Dec 22:46 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.
Dec 1 22:47: Magnitude recalculated from 6.1 to 6.0.
Dec 1 22:56: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 6.2.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 1, 2016 22:40:26 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6.2
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.21°S / 70.66°W (Lampa, Puno, Peru)
Antipode	15.21°N / 109.34°E
Shaking intensity	Very strong shaking
Felt	5 reports
Primary data source	GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Nearest volcano	Quimsachata (76 km / 47 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	2 km (1 mi) S of Vilavila (pop: 990) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 35 km (22 mi) WNW of Lampa (pop: 4,780) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 37 km (23 mi) S of Ayaviri (Melgar) (pop: 19,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) SW of Azangaro (Azángaro) (pop: 13,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) WNW of Juliaca (pop: 245,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 93 km (58 mi) ESE of Espinar (Cusco) (pop: 23,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NW of Puno (pop: 116,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 162 km (101 mi) NE of Arequipa (pop: 841,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 773 km (480 mi) ESE of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹⁴ joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
6.2	10 km	Southern Peru	GFZ
6.2	10 km	SOUTHERN PERU	EMSC
6.3	10 km	- 43km NE of Huarichancara, Peru	USGS
6.2	20 km	Southern Peru [Land: Peru]	INGV
6.0	10 km	Peru	IGP

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Arequipa (162.8 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) (reported through our app)

La Paz (306.6 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) (reported through our app)

Avaré SP Brasil (2441.7 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

near Duran, Guayas (1779.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Violent shaking (MMI IX) (reported through our app)

Puno (98.4 km SE of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Azangaro, Puno (60.1 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) (reported through our app)

Huaral (Peru, 816 km NW of epicenter) : En Lima no se sintio (reported through EMSC)

Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (18 quakes)

Date and time	Mag Depth	Location	Details
Feb 1, 2017 10:35 6 years ago	4.6 209 km	13 km SW of Juliaca, Provincia de San Roman, Puno, Peru	More
Jan 18, 2017 08:03 6 years ago	4.8 246 km	24 km W of Juliaca, Provincia de San Roman, Puno, Peru	More
Jan 10, 2017 19:19 6 years ago	3.9 12 km	9.6 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 24, 2016 09:05 6 years ago	3.7 8 km	12 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 15, 2016 07:14 6 years ago	4.5 10 km	8.9 km NW of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 13, 2016 03:30 6 years ago	3.9 8 km	17 km N of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 4, 2016 19:21 7 years ago	4.4 10 km	34 km NE of Huancane Hacienda, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 4, 2016 10:32 7 years ago	4.4 9 km	2.3 km NE of Vilavila, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 3, 2016 05:52 7 years ago	3.9 8 km	6.8 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 18:09 7 years ago	3.8 9 km	7.5 km N of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 11:49 7 years ago	4.3 17 km	5.1 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 07:11 7 years ago	4.1 9 km	Cusco, 26 km S of Buena Vista, Ayaviri, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 06:30 7 years ago	3.9 7 km	9.3 km NW of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 03:40 7 years ago	6.0 10 km	4.6 km W of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 03:04 7 years ago	4.8 10 km	15 km W of Vilavila, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 02:16 7 years ago	4.0 9 km	6.8 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 2, 2016 00:05 7 years ago	3.8 14 km	5.4 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 1, 2016 23:53 7 years ago	3.9 6 km	5.4 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More

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