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Mag. 4.5 earthquake - 5.3 km north of Piura, Peru, on Friday, May 7, 2021 04:46 pm (Lima time)

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 20 km depth

7 May 21:56 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.

Update Fri, 7 May 2021, 22:00

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 5 km northwest of Piura, Peru

4.5 quake 5.3 km north of Piura, Peru, 7 May 4:46 pm (GMT -5)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred only 14 minutes ago 5 km northwest of Piura, Peru, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 20 km beneath the epicenter near Piura, Provincia de Piura, Peru, in the afternoon on Friday 7 May 2021 at 4:46 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Miraflores (pop. 860) located 4 km from the epicenter, San Martin (pop. 130,000) 5 km away, Piura (pop. 325,500) 5 km away, Catacaos (pop. 57,300) 13 km away, Sullana (pop. 160,800) 28 km away, La Union (pop. 34,800) 30 km away, Marcavelica (pop. 25,600) 31 km away, and Querecotillo (pop. 25,400) 35 km away.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	May 7, 2021 21:46:27 UTC
Local time at epicenter	Friday, May 7, 2021 04:46 pm (America/Lima GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.5
Depth	20.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	5.15°S / 80.65°W Piura, Piura, Peru
Antipode	5.15°N / 99.35°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	3 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Few Clouds 28.9°C (84 F), humidity: 45%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	3.5 x 10¹¹ joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Nearby places

Distance	Place	Max. shaking intensity(*)	Region	Country
4 km (3 mi) ESE of epicenter	Miraflores (pop: 859)	IV Light	Piura, Piura	Peru
5 km (3 mi) SSW of epicenter	San Martin (pop: 130,000)	IV Light	Piura, Piura	Peru
5 km (3 mi) SSE of epicenter	Piura (pop: 325,500)	IV Light	Piura	Peru
13 km (8 mi) SSW of epicenter	Catacaos (pop: 57,300)	IV Light	Piura, Piura	Peru
28 km (17 mi) N of epicenter	Sullana (pop: 160,800)	IV Light	Piura	Peru
30 km (19 mi) SSW of epicenter	La Union (pop: 34,800)	IV Light	Piura, Piura	Peru
31 km (19 mi) NNW of epicenter	Marcavelica (pop: 25,600)	III Weak	Provincia de Sullana, Piura	Peru
35 km (22 mi) N of epicenter	Querecotillo (pop: 25,400)	III Weak	Provincia de Sullana, Piura	Peru
42 km (26 mi) NE of epicenter	Tambo Grande (pop: 30,000)	III Weak	Piura, Piura	Peru
864 km (537 mi) SSE of epicenter	Lima (pop: 7,737,000)	Not felt	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
4.5	20 km (12 mi)	2021-05-7 21:46:27	NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN PERU	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)

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Seismograms

Seismic station: Tumaco, Narino, Colombia (TUM/CM network) | Distance from quake: 804 km / 500 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Tumaco, Narino, Colombia: 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: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

User-reports for this quake (4)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.

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Vichayito / Light shaking (MMI IV) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short

Piura (7 km S of epicenter) [Map] / not felt

San juan de lurigancho / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s

Sullana (26.7 km N of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 5-10 s

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