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Cayma Arequipa (308.3 km E of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Relave Ayacucho Perú / Strong shaking (MMI VI) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s
Huacachina / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Date & time | Dec 27, 2020 07:11:09 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Dec 27, 2020 at 2:11 am (GMT -5) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 6 |
Depth | 41.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 16.1402°S / 74.4222°W ![]() |
Antipode | 16.14°N / 105.578°E |
Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking |
Felt | 3 reports |
Primary data source | IGP |
Nearest volcano | Sara Sara (114 km / 71 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 39 km (24 mi) S of Atiquipa (pop: 137) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SSE of Acari (pop: 4,450) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 117 km (73 mi) SE of San Juan de Marcona (pop: 12,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 127 km (79 mi) SE of Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) SSW of Coracora (Parinacochas) (pop: 7,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) SSE of Nazca (pop: 23,600) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 158 km (98 mi) SSW of Tambo (Lucanas Province) (pop: 5,030) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 163 km (101 mi) S of Puquio (Provincia de Lucanas) (pop: 10,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) WNW of Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 535 km (333 mi) SSE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
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 |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.0 | 41 km | 36 Km Al Sur-SO De Chala, Caravelí - Arequipa, Peru | IGP |
5.7 | 44 km | NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU | EMSC |
5.7 | 34 km | 26 Km S of Atiquipa, Peru | USGS |
5.7 | 52 km | Near Coast of Peru | GeoAu |
5.6 | 60 km | Near Coast of Peru | BMKG |
5.7 | 40 km | Near Coast of Peru | GFZ |
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
May 31, 2021 09:31 1 year 11 weeks ago | 4.2 29 km | South Pacific Ocean, 159 km SE of Minas de Marcona, Peru | More |
May 18, 2021 19:49 1 year 13 weeks ago | 4.2 36 km | South Pacific Ocean, 114 km SE of Minas de Marcona, Peru | More |
Apr 15, 2021 10:05 1 year 18 weeks ago | 4.4 43 km | South Pacific Ocean, 75 km SE of Minas de Marcona, Peru | More |
Mar 22, 2021 21:58 1 year 21 weeks ago | 4.3 68 km | South Pacific Ocean, 154 km SE of Nazca, Region Ica, Peru | More |
Mar 16, 2021 05:39 1 year 22 weeks ago | 4.3 55 km | South Pacific Ocean, 96 km SE of Minas de Marcona, Peru | More |
Jan 3, 2021 12:06 1 year 32 weeks ago | 3.9 61 km | South Pacific Ocean, 106 km SW of Coracora, Peru | More |
Dec 31, 2020 00:10 1 year 33 weeks ago | 4.0 44 km | South Pacific Ocean, 114 km SE of San Juan de Marcona, Peru | More |
Dec 29, 2020 08:20 1 year 33 weeks ago | 4.0 37 km | South Pacific Ocean, 116 km SE of San Juan de Marcona, Peru | More |