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Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 48 km northwest of Barranca, Datem del Marañon, Loreto, Peru, on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022 at 10:58 am (GMT -5) -

Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 48 km northwest of Barranca, Datem del Marañon, Loreto, Peru, on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022 at 10:58 am (GMT -5) Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - 48 km northwest of Barranca, Datem del Marañon, Loreto, Peru, on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022 at 10:58 am (GMT -5)

Strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake at 110 km depth

3 Feb 16:02 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 3 minutes.
3 Feb 16:05: Now using data updates from GFZ
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4 Feb 16:20: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 100.3 to 110.0 km (from 62 to 68 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 3.7 km (2.3 mi) towards S.
Update Thu, 3 Feb 2022, 16:09

Significant magnitude 6.3 earthquake 57 km northeast of Barranca, Peru

6.3 quake 3 Feb 10:58 am (GMT -5)
6.3 quake 3 Feb 10:58 am (GMT -5)
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a magnitude 6.3 quake in Peru near Barranca, Datem del Marañón, Loreto, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022, at 10:58 am local time at a shallow depth of 10 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 6.3 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Santander (pop. 37) located 42 km from the epicenter, Barranca (pop. 5,800) 57 km away, Estrella (pop. 300) 59 km away, and San Antonio (pop. 370) 67 km away.
In Lagunas (pop. 9,200) located 140 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.

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Earthquake details

Date & timeFeb 3, 2022 15:58:57 UTC -
Local time at epicenterThursday, Feb 3, 2022 at 10:58 am (GMT -5)
StatusConfirmed
Magnitude6.5
Depth110.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude4.4879°S / 76.9364°W (Datem del Marañon, Loreto, Peru)
Antipode4.488°N / 103.064°E
Shaking intensityLight shaking
Felt81 reports
Primary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearby towns and cities19 km (12 mi) NE of Nuevo Milagro (pop: 51) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
48 km (30 mi) NW of Barranca (pop: 5,780) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
172 km (107 mi) N of Moyobamba (San Martín) (pop: 44,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
176 km (110 mi) N of Rioja (San Martín) (pop: 25,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
181 km (113 mi) NNW of Yurimaguas (pop: 41,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
208 km (129 mi) NE of La Peca (Bagua, Amazonas) (pop: 27,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
218 km (136 mi) NE of Bagua Grande (Utcubamba, Amazonas) (pop: 20,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
220 km (137 mi) NNE of Chachapoyas (Amazonas) (pop: 20,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
417 km (259 mi) WSW of Iquitos (Région de Loreto) (pop: 437,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
840 km (522 mi) N of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 32.6°C (91 F), humidity: 46%, wind: 0 m/s (1 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
Mag.DepthLocationSource
6.5110 km47 Km NW of Barranca, PeruUSGS
6.5100 kmNORTHERN PERUEMSC
6.5100 kmNorthern PeruRaspberryShake
6.2115 kmPeru: Near CuencaRENASS
6.5111 kmNorthern PeruGFZ
6.5112 kmNorthern PeruGeoAu
6.8109 kmNorthern Peru, A 162.21 Km De MoyobambaIGEPN

Seismograms

Seismic station: Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGUH/CU network) | Distance from quake: 2356 km / 1464 mi | Show on map | Station Info
Seismic station Tegucigalpa, Honduras: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)
Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-2.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool
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Chota, Provincia de Chota, Cajamarca (298.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : Está recostado | 12 users found this interesting.  
Manga de grones (43 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 10-15 s : Van a quedar hundidos en su propia porquería. Y se degradaŕán hasta pudrirse | 11 users found this interesting.  
Papa blanca (35.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / complex motion difficult to describe / 15-20 s : Van a propagar sus enfermedades producidas por sus desechos fekales | 11 users found this interesting.  
Manabi manta (577.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 2-5 s : horrible | 11 users found this interesting.  
Trujillo / not felt : El epicentro es Santa María de Nieva, región Amazonas | 8 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Cuenca Ecuador (264.4 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / single lateral shake / 1-2 minutes : in my office, monitor shaking building shaking, even got nausea | 6 users found this interesting.  
Orellana-El Coca (451.1 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : Estaba acostada dando de lactar a mi bebé y senti movimiento vibratorio, la ropa colgada de armario empezo a moverse un poco | 4 users found this interesting.  
Cuenca, Ecuador (290.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 minutes : Started strong, horizontal shaking, swaying, a few strong waves, then gradually weaker waves over 1.5 minutes | 4 users found this interesting.  
Chiclayo (411.9 km SW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short : En el balcón sentada senti un sacudon y la plantas quedaron moviendo sus hojas | 5 users found this interesting.  
Vilcabamba, Loja (259 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : In house, medium rocking, nothing falling | 5 users found this interesting.  
Cuenca (292.9 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 s : Sitting on sofa; felt several horizontal motions | 5 users found this interesting.  
Duran, Guayas (413.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Um balanceo suave pero suficiente para que la luz y la puerta se movieran varias veces | 5 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Olón, Ecuador (519 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Sitting in a plastic chair, outside. Chair rocking horizontally. Dog was under table and agitated a few seconds before I felt it. | 3 users found this interesting.  
Tumbes, Provincia de Tumbes (401.6 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Estaba sentada en el escritorio con mi laptop, cuando intente levantarme y empecé a sentir como si estuviera mareada | 3 users found this interesting.  
Vilcabamba Ecuador (362.2 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / vibration and rolling / 2-5 s : Writing my book in a second story concrete brick building with a flat roof.....rumbling in my chair for almost 5 seconds...neighbors outside in the streets all talking...waiting for the follow up | 3 users found this interesting.  
Cuenca, Ecuador (290.5 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 1-2 minutes : Started strong, horizontal shaking, swaying, a few strong waves, then gradually weaker waves over 1.5 minutes | 3 users found this interesting.  
Cuenca (290 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / 10-15 s : Reading in bed on second floor | 4 users found this interesting.  
Guayaquil (414.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Preocupante | 4 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Cuenca / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s : Swaying of 6 story edficio. About 30seconds. | 4 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Cumbe Ecuador (275.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 s : My house started moving | 3 users found this interesting.  
Cuenca, Ecuador / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : Horizontal swaying slight, coffee in coffee pot moved. One person in another room on the bed felt nothing at all. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Guayaquil, ecuador (415.4 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Estaba acostada y sentí que la cama se movió y Vi como toda la ropa que tenía en mi cuerda en ganchos también se movía y se cayó una camisa por el movimiento | One user found this interesting.  
Samborondon (416.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : it pull to one side very hard, a feeling of a 7 in the Richter scale | 2 users found this interesting.  
Vilcabamba, Ecuador (252.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 10-15 s : Woke me from nap, 3 separate shakes | 2 users found this interesting.  
Vilcabamba, Ecuador (254.9 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / complex rolling (tilting in multiple directions) / 1-2 minutes : Shaking in the bed, chandeliers swinging, some objects falling off shelves | 2 users found this interesting.  
Cuenca (292.6 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 minutes : Ver y shake | 2 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)  
Olón, Ecuador / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / simple rolling (tilting sideways along one direction) / 5-10 s : Very light murmurs felt while sitting at the table. Nothing abrupt. | 2 users found this interesting.  
Vilcabamba, Ecuador / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s | 2 users found this interesting.
Santa Isabel, Azuay, Ecuador / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 30-60 s | 2 users found this interesting.
Vilcabamba / Moderate shaking (MMI V) | 2 users found this interesting. (reported through our app)
Vilcabamba, Loja (259 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 5-10 s : In house, medium rocking, nothing falling | One user found this interesting.  
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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (5 quakes)

Date and timeMag
Depth
LocationDetails
Jun 19, 2022 15:23
40 weeks ago
4.3

127 km
Amazonas, Ecuador, 242 km NE of Jaén, Cajamarca, PeruMore
May 31, 2022 00:55
43 weeks ago
3.9

37 km
Loreto, 162 km NW of Moyobamba, Region de San Martin, PeruMore
Apr 28, 2022 14:29
48 weeks ago
3.8

20 km
172 km NE of La Peca, Bagua, Amazonas, PeruMore
Apr 23, 2022 04:39
49 weeks ago
4.3

126 km
35 km SW of Barranca, Datem del Marañon, Loreto, PeruMore
Apr 3, 2022 17:29
51 weeks ago
4.5

113 km
49 km NW of Barranca, Datem del Marañon, Loreto, PeruMore

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