Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 190 km southwest of Arequipa, Peru, on Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 8:40 pm (GMT -5) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake South Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Mollendo, Peru, 27 Feb 2021 9:16 pm (GMT -5), which had occurred 23 hours earlier.
Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 190 km southwest of Arequipa, Peru, on Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 8:40 pm (GMT -5)

Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

1 Mar 01:51 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.
1 Mar 02:28: Magnitude recalculated from 4.3 to 4.4. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 41.0 to 10.0 km (from 25 to 6.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 25 km (16 mi) towards SSW.
Date & time: 1 Mar 2021 01:40:51 UTC -
Local time at epicenter: Sunday, 28 Feb 2021 8:40 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 17.74°S / 72.64°W (South Pacific Ocean, Peru)
Nearest volcano: Cerro Nicholson (166 km / 103 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
101 km (63 mi) SW of Islay (Matarani) (pop: 4,820) --> See nearby quakes!
104 km (64 mi) SW of Mollendo (Provincia de Islay) (pop: 29,000) --> See nearby quakes!
124 km (77 mi) S of Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
138 km (86 mi) W of Ilo (pop: 53,500) --> See nearby quakes!
185 km (115 mi) SW of Jacobo Hunter (pop: 46,100) --> See nearby quakes!
187 km (116 mi) SW of Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) --> See nearby quakes!
190 km (118 mi) SW of Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> See nearby quakes!
191 km (118 mi) WSW of Moquegua (pop: 54,500) --> See nearby quakes!
193 km (120 mi) SW of Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) --> See nearby quakes!
790 km (491 mi) SE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Overcast Clouds 23.1°C (74 F), humidity: 73%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SE
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
4.410 kmNEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERUEMSC
4.510 km98 Km SSW of Islay (Matarani), PeruUSGS

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