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Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - SOUTHERN PERU on Monday, 20 March 2017

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - SOUTHERN PERU on Monday, 20 March 2017
Date & time: Mon, 20 Mar 21:02:55 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 196.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17°S / 69.7°W [Map]
Nearest volcano: Nevados Casiri (54 km)
Primary data source: EMSC
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Mon, 20 Mar
Mon, 20 Mar 21:02 UTCM 4.5 / 196 km70 km al N de Visviri[Map]GUG (U. Chile)

"I felt it" reports:
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
TimeMag. / DepthLocationMapSource
Thu, 30 Mar
Thu, 30 Mar 18:50 UTCM 4.0 / 78.4 km - [info] (55 km)- 32km NW of Moquegua, Peru
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 4 Apr
Tue, 4 Apr 10:58 UTCM 3.5 / 127.9 km - [info] (49 km)34 km al SE de Moquegua
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Thu, 6 Apr
Thu, 6 Apr 15:41 UTCM 3.4 / 150 km - [info] (42 km)LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
[Map]		EMSC
Wed, 19 Apr
Wed, 19 Apr 09:39 UTCM 2.7 / 48.3 km - [info] (66 km)12 km al NO de Tacna
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Wed, 3 May
Wed, 3 May 21:07 UTCM 3.7 / 82.1 km - [info] (41 km)22 km al E de Tacna
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Sat, 13 May
Sat, 13 May 07:26 UTCM 3.3 / 149.6 km - [info] (30 km)6 km al O de Visviri
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Mon, 22 May
Mon, 22 May 14:27 UTCM 4.5 / 51.1 km - [info] (49 km)- 54km SSE of Santa Lucia, Peru
[Map]		USGS
Mon, 22 May 16:01 UTCM 3.6 / 6 km - [info] (41 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Tue, 23 May
Tue, 23 May 07:02 UTCM 3.6 / 8 km - [info] (43 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Tue, 23 May 20:56 UTCM 3.1 / 22 km - [info] (38 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Wed, 24 May
Wed, 24 May 00:47 UTCM 3.8 / 8 km - [info] (38 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Thu, 25 May
Thu, 25 May 14:51 UTCM 3.4 / 9 km - [info] (44 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 27 May
Sat, 27 May 01:32 UTCM 3.4 / 21 km - [info] (41 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Tue, 6 Jun
Tue, 6 Jun 11:59 UTCM 3.1 / 112.5 km - [info]Tacora (26 km)34 km al NO de Putre
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 6 Jun 14:20 UTCM 4.1 / 42.3 km - [info] (44 km)- 65km SE of Hacienda Huancane, Peru
[Map]		USGS
Tue, 6 Jun 18:16 UTCM 3.5 / 122.4 km - [info]Tacora (21 km)45 km al NO de Putre
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)
Tue, 6 Jun 22:08 UTCM 3.4 / 12 km - [info] (41 km) Peru
[Map]		IGP
Sat, 10 Jun
Sat, 10 Jun 16:31 UTCM 3.8 / 143.3 km - [info]Taapaca (20 km)33 km al NE de Putre
[Map]		GUG (U. Chile)

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