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Very strong mag. 6.0 Earthquake - 4.6 km west of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru, on Thursday, Dec 1, 2016 10:40 pm (Lima time)

Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 10 km depth

2 Dec 16:20 UTC: First to report: IGP after 13 hours.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Dec 2, 2016 03:40:25 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Dec 1, 2016 10:40 pm (America/Lima GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	6
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.44°S / 70.93°W Lampa, Puno, Peru
Antipode	15.44°N / 109.07°E
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IGP
Nearest volcano	Ubinas (102 km / 63 mi)
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹³ joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
5 km (3 mi) ESE of epicenter	Japusura (pop: 32)	VI Strong	Lampa, Puno	Peru
26 km (16 mi) SSW of epicenter	Huarichancara (pop: 4,450)	V Moderate	Provincia de Caylloma, Arequipa	Peru
43 km (27 mi) S of epicenter	Huancane Hacienda (pop: 7,830)	V Moderate	Lampa, Puno	Peru
72 km (45 mi) NNE of epicenter	Ayaviri (pop: 19,300)	V Moderate	Ayaviri, Puno	Peru
86 km (53 mi) E of epicenter	Juliaca (pop: 245,700)	IV Light	Provincia de San Roman, Puno	Peru
89 km (55 mi) NW of epicenter	Espinar (pop: 23,900)	IV Light	Cusco	Peru
107 km (67 mi) ESE of epicenter	Puno (pop: 116,600)	IV Light	Puno	Peru
125 km (78 mi) SSW of epicenter	Arequipa (pop: 841,100)	IV Light	Arequipa	Peru
759 km (472 mi) WNW of epicenter	Lima (pop: 7,737,000)	II Very weak	Lima Province	Peru

Notes:
(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.

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Mag	Depth	Time GMT	Epicenter	Agency
6.0	10 km (6.2 mi) (*)	2016-12-2 03:40:25	Peru	IGP

Notes:
(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could not determined with sufficient accuracy.

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Nana, Peru (NNA/II network) | Distance from quake: 745 km / 463 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Nana, Peru: 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: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Seismic station Nana, Peru: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Nana, Peru: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake, showing horizontal E-W and N-S ground movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile (LCO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1509 km / 938 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile: 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

Seismic station Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Las Campanas Astronomical Observatory, Chile: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Santo Domingo, Venezuela (SDV/IU network) | Distance from quake: 2705 km / 1681 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Santo Domingo, Venezuela: 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

Seismic station Santo Domingo, Venezuela: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Santo Domingo, Venezuela: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: Las Juntas de Abangares, Costa Rica (JTS/II network) | Distance from quake: 3251 km / 2020 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Las Juntas de Abangares, Costa Rica: 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

Seismic station Las Juntas de Abangares, Costa Rica: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station Las Juntas de Abangares, Costa Rica: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

Seismic station: San Juan, Puerto Rico (SJG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 3767 km / 2341 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station San Juan, Puerto Rico: 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

Seismic station San Juan, Puerto Rico: horizontal (E-W) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismic station San Juan, Puerto Rico: horizontal (N-S) movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismograms around time of quake.
Top: vertical movement, bottom: horizontal (E-W and N-S) movements. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User-reports for this quake

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Aftershocks

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (11 quakes)

Date and Time GMT	Mag Depth	Region	Details
Jan 10, 2017 19:19 7 years ago	3.9 12 km	9.6 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 24, 2016 09:05 7 years ago	3.7 8 km	12 km NE of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 15, 2016 07:14 7 years ago	4.5 10 km	8.9 km NW of Japusura, Lampa, Puno, Peru	More
Dec 13, 2016 03:30 7 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

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