Minor mag. 2.7 earthquake - Region de Arica y Parinacota, Bolivia, 84 km northeast of Tacna, Peru, on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 12:28 am (GMT -4) -
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Minor magnitude 2.7 earthquake at 143 km depth
21 May 05:24 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 56 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 21, 2022 04:28:14 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 12:28 am (GMT -4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.7 |
| Depth | 143.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 17.65°S / 69.56°W  (Provincia de Parinacota, Region de Arica y Parinacota, Bolivia) |
| Antipode | 17.65°N / 110.44°E |
| Shaking intensity | Not felt |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Tacora (24 km / 15 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 14 km (8 mi) S of Ancomarca (Provincia de Tacna, Peru) (pop: 76) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 15 km (9 mi) ESE of Alto Peru (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 85) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 54 km (33 mi) ESE of Tarata (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 3,050) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 65 km (40 mi) SE of Chuquitira (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 4,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 72 km (45 mi) ESE of Chipispaya (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 1,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) ENE of Tacna (Peru) (pop: 280,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 85 km (53 mi) ESE of Candarave (Tacna, Peru) (pop: 3,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 479 km (298 mi) WNW of Sucre (Chuquisaca) (pop: 224,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds  1.5°C (35 F), humidity: 32%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from SW |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 7.1 x 108 joules (197 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.169 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.7 | 143 km | TARAPACA, CHILE | EMSC |
User reports for this quake
At magnitude 2.7, this quake might have been felt very close to the epicenter and under calm conditions.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
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