Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - 170 km north of Arequipa, Peru, on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 09:10 GMT
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 111 km depth
3 Mar 12:00 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 2 hours and 49 minutes.
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 111.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 14.87°S / 71.56°W

Antipode: 14.87°N / 108.44°E
Nearest volcano: Quimsachata (79 km / 49 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
7 km (4 mi) ESE of Suro Occo (pop: 36) --> See nearby quakes!
18 km (11 mi) WSW of Espinar (pop: 23,900) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) N of Ccolo (Arequipa) (pop: 3,860) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) SE of Santo Tomas (pop: 4,130) --> See nearby quakes!
74 km (46 mi) S of Yanaoca (pop: 3,910) --> See nearby quakes!
76 km (47 mi) SSW of Sicuani (Canchis) (pop: 33,600) --> See nearby quakes!
79 km (49 mi) SSW of San Pablo (pop: 3,490) --> See nearby quakes!
90 km (56 mi) SSW of Lima Pampa (pop: 3,570) --> See nearby quakes!
156 km (97 mi) SSE of Cusco (pop: 312,100) --> See nearby quakes!
670 km (416 mi) ESE of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.4 | 111 km | Central Peru | GFZ |
4.4 | 111 km | Central Peru | EMSC |
4.4 | 133 km | Central Peru | USP |
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