Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Near Coast of Peru on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 - information : 25 experience reports / VolcanoDiscovery

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Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Near Coast of Peru on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 - information

Jul 18 02:11: Magnitude recalculated from 6.7 to 6.6.

Date & time: Tue, 18 Jul 02:05:15 UTC
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.33°S / 73.68°W
Nearest volcano: Sara Sara (122 km)
Primary data source: GFZ

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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Tue, 18 Jul
Tue, 18 Jul 02:05 UTC	M 6.4 / 60 km	NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU	[Map]	EMSC
Tue, 18 Jul 02:05 UTC	M 6.4 / 44.1 km	- near the coast of southern Peru	[Map]	USGS

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(shakemap: USGS)

"I felt it" reports:

Arequipa (229 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)

Arequipa / MMI VI (Strong shaking)

Tacna (422 km ESE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking): Lo senti fuerte

Arequipa, Peru / MMI IV (Light shaking): Floor was shaking, strong vibrations, but only a few seconds. Everyone in the Hotel took notice .

Arequipa / MMI IV (Light shaking)

Arequipa historical centre / MMI IV (Light shaking): I felt the shaking inside a house, 2nd floor. The shaking became stronger slowly and water bottles were shaking on a table.

Arequipa (234.6 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)

Nazca (215 km NW from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)

Arequipa / MMI IV (Light shaking)

(229.1 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)

Arequipa (229.6 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking)

(593.2 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)

(228.8 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking) (via app)

Arequipa (227.4 km E from epicenter) [Map] / MMI V (Moderate shaking)

Ica / MMI III (Weak shaking)

Huaral (Peru) (664 km NW from epicenter)(no details): En Huaral no se sintió nada (via EMSC)

José Luis Bustamante District (Peru) (228 km E from epicenter)(no details): Fue bastante fuerte y su intensidad comenzó a subir confirme este avanzaba, además fue bastante largo!!! Rico sentir tanta energia (via EMSC)

Arequipa (Peru) (228 km E from epicenter)(no details): Fue relativamente fuerte, un buen susto. (via EMSC)

Arequipa (Peru) (227 km E from epicenter)(no details): this earthquake was very strong so when I was sitting down at my bed I could realize that the objects near from me started to move and my sister was very scared (via EMSC)

Arequipa (Peru) (227 km E from epicenter)(no details): Otras Pag Web indican una magnitud de 5.5 , cuando la real fue de 6.4 (via EMSC)

Cerro Colorado (Peru) (225 km E from epicenter)(no details): En Arequipa-Perú se sintió moderadamente fuerte y de larga duración (via EMSC)

Distrito de Lima (Peru) (592 km NW from epicenter)(no details): Lima. Epicentro Nazca 6.4 (via EMSC)

Arica (Chile) (430 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Se sintió en Arica Chile (via EMSC)

Arica (Chile) (424 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Ligero se sintió en Arica (via EMSC)

Arica (Chile) (424 km SE from epicenter)(no details): de larga duración (via EMSC)

Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)

Time	Mag. / Depth	Location	Map	Source
Tue, 18 Jul 03:28 UTC	M 4.5 / 28 km - [info]	(134 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Arequipa, Jose Luis Bustamante (262.2 km SSE from epicenter) / MMI V (Moderate shaking): It was quite long, probably 20 to 30 seconds. It came with strong wind (via app)
Tue, 18 Jul 17:48 UTC	M 4.3 / 30 km - [info]	(144 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Thu, 20 Jul
Thu, 20 Jul 00:38 UTC	M 4.2 / 29 km - [info]	(134 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Thu, 20 Jul 14:19 UTC	M 4.2 / 30 km - [info]	(134 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Fri, 21 Jul
Fri, 21 Jul 15:22 UTC	M 5.5 / 10 km - [info]	(96 km)	Near Coast of Peru	[Map]	GFZ
San Nicolas (98.5 km WNW from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Wed, 2 Aug
Wed, 2 Aug 08:25 UTC	M 3.7 / 9 km - [info]	Sabancaya (6 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Thu, 10 Aug
Thu, 10 Aug 19:31 UTC	M 4.3 / 32 km - [info]	(134 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Fri, 11 Aug
Fri, 11 Aug 21:45 UTC	M 5.5 / 97 km - [info]	(139 km)	Near Coast of Peru	[Map]	GFZ
Wolvega, Netherland (10784.3 km SSW from epicenter) / not felt
Arequipa (149.9 km E from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking) (via app)
Arequipa (150 km E from epicenter) / MMI IV (Light shaking): Preocupación (via app)
Sat, 12 Aug
Sat, 12 Aug 19:09 UTC	M 3.9 / 59 km - [info]	(94 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Mon, 14 Aug
Mon, 14 Aug 03:08 UTC	M 3.7 / 23 km - [info]	(113 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Sun, 20 Aug
Sun, 20 Aug 21:51 UTC	M 3.5 / 14 km - [info]	Cerro Nicholson (18 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Thu, 24 Aug
Thu, 24 Aug 20:03 UTC	M 4.3 / 10 km - [info]	Sabancaya (13 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Wed, 13 Sep
Wed, 13 Sep 16:36 UTC	M 3.5 / 12 km - [info]	Huambo (21 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Wed, 20 Sep
Wed, 20 Sep 03:15 UTC	M 3.5 / 8 km - [info]	Sabancaya (20 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Wed, 20 Sep 08:07 UTC	M 3.4 / 11 km - [info]	Sabancaya (6 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Sat, 23 Sep
Sat, 23 Sep 10:27 UTC	M 3.6 / 13 km - [info]	Huambo (14 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Thu, 19 Oct
Thu, 19 Oct 15:23 UTC	M 3.6 / 45 km - [info]	(97 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Sat, 21 Oct
Sat, 21 Oct 21:38 UTC	M 4.1 / 43.2 km - [info]	(144 km)	- 92km W of Camana, Peru	[Map]	USGS
Tue, 24 Oct
Tue, 24 Oct 20:59 UTC	M 4.3 / 34 km - [info]	(105 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Sun, 29 Oct
Sun, 29 Oct 05:30 UTC	M 4.2 / 35 km - [info]	(124 km)	- 94km WNW of Camana, Peru	[Map]	USGS
Fri, 3 Nov
Fri, 3 Nov 02:46 UTC	M 3.1 / 10 km - [info]	Sabancaya (11 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Fri, 3 Nov 05:32 UTC	M 3.5 / 10 km - [info]	(114 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Sun, 12 Nov
Sun, 12 Nov 12:10 UTC	M 4.2 / 96 km - [info]	(33 km)	- 15km SW of Lluta, Peru	[Map]	USGS
(69 km SE from epicenter) / MMI II (Very weak shaking) (via app)
Sun, 10 Dec
Sun, 10 Dec 18:03 UTC	M 3.9 / 15 km - [info]	(50 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Tue, 12 Dec
Tue, 12 Dec 23:30 UTC	M 3.8 / 44 km - [info]	(123 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Wed, 20 Dec
Wed, 20 Dec 10:39 UTC	M 3.8 / 32 km - [info]	(36 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP
Thu, 4 Jan
Thu, 4 Jan 09:56 UTC	M 3.6 / 26 km - [info]	(118 km)	Peru	[Map]	IGP

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