Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 131 km west of Arequipa, Peru, on Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:37 am (GMT -5) -


Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 86 km depth
24 Jan 16:47 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.
24 Jan 18:31: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 98.0 to 86.0 km (from 61 to 53 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (13 mi) towards SSE.
24 Jan 18:32: Now using data updates from USGS
24 Jan 18:31: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 98.0 to 86.0 km (from 61 to 53 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 20 km (13 mi) towards SSE.
24 Jan 18:32: Now using data updates from USGS
Local time at epicenter: Monday, Jan 24, 2022 at 11:37 am (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 85.7 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 16.2272°S / 72.7455°W

Antipode: 16.227°N / 107.255°E
Nearest volcano: Coropuna (79 km / 49 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
656 km (407 mi) SE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
4.3 | 86 km | NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU | USGS |
4.3 | 80 km | 41 Km N of El Cardo, Peru | EMSC |
4.3 | 86 km | Near Coast of Peru | RaspberryShake |
4.4 | 80 km | Southern Peru | USP |
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