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Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 11 km southeast of Cahuacho, Provincia de Caraveli, Arequipa, Peru, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 01:09 GMT

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 8.2 quake South Pacific Ocean, 94 km northwest of Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile, Tuesday, April 01, 2014 18:46:46, which had occurred 4 weeks earlier.

Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 11 km southeast of Cahuacho, Provincia de Caraveli, Arequipa, Peru, on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 01:09 GMT

Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at 10 km depth

27 Apr 01:36 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 27, 2014 01:09:41 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.4
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	15.56°S / 73.39°W (Provincia de Caraveli, Arequipa, Peru)
Antipode	15.56°N / 106.61°E
Shaking intensity	Strong shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Sara Sara (26 km / 16 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	11 km (7 mi) ESE of Cahuacho (pop: 252) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) SE of Coracora (Parinacochas, Ayacucho) (pop: 7,420) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 139 km (86 mi) NNW of Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 156 km (97 mi) NW of El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 185 km (115 mi) ESE of Nazca (pop: 23,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 189 km (117 mi) ESE of Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 219 km (136 mi) WNW of Selva Alegre (pop: 72,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 219 km (136 mi) WNW of Arequipa (pop: 841,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 221 km (137 mi) WNW of Ciudad Satelite (pop: 76,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 554 km (345 mi) SE of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake
Estimated seismic energy released	7.9 x 10¹² joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	87 km	Southern Peru	GFZ
5.4	10 km	5.4 SOUTHERN PERU	EMSC
4.4	90 km	58km SW of Orcopampa, Peru	USGS

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