Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 67 km south of San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on 10/06/2014 12:11:09

Light mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 67 km south of San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on 10/06/2014 12:11:09

Light magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 42 km depth

10 Jun 17:58 UTC: First to report: IGP after 47 minutes.
Date & time: 10 Jun 2014 17:11:09 UTC
Local time at epicenter: 10/06/2014 12:11:09
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 42.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.94°S / 74.97°W (South Pacific Ocean, Peru)
Nearest volcano: Sara Sara (176 km / 109 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km (42 mi) WSW of Atiquipa (pop: 137) --> See nearby quakes!
67 km (42 mi) SSE of San Juan de Marcona (pop: 12,800) --> See nearby quakes!
82 km (51 mi) S of Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) --> See nearby quakes!
123 km (77 mi) S of Nazca (pop: 23,600) --> See nearby quakes!
224 km (139 mi) SSE of Ica (pop: 246,800) --> See nearby quakes!
253 km (157 mi) WNW of Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
281 km (175 mi) SSE of Pisco (pop: 61,900) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) SSE of San Clemente (Pisco) (pop: 15,800) --> See nearby quakes!
341 km (212 mi) SW of Abancay (pop: 55,100) --> See nearby quakes!
487 km (303 mi) SSE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: IGP
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) More info
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Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies

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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 4.542 kmPeruIGP
M 4.830 kmNEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERUEMSC

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