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Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Piura, Peru, 90 km south of Huaquillas, Provincia de El Oro, Ecuador, on Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022 at 8:15 pm (GMT -5) -

Moderate magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 48 km depth

10 Nov 01:42 UTC: First to report: OBSIS after 27 minutes.

Update Thu, 10 Nov 2022, 01:48

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes near Sullana, Provincia de Sullana, Piura, Peru

5.3 quake 9 Nov 8:15 pm (GMT -5)

Just 33 minutes ago, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Sullana, Provincia de Sullana, Piura, Peru. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, at 8:15 pm local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 48.3 km below the surface.
The event was filed by The Seismological Observatory of the University of Brazil (OBSIS), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Pitayo (pop. 110) located 4 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in La Brea (pop. 17,700) located 57 km from the epicenter, Querecotillo (pop. 25,400) 70 km away, Tambo Grande (pop. 30,000) 73 km away, Marcavelica (pop. 25,600) 77 km away, Sullana (pop. 160,800) 79 km away, Zarumilla (pop. 16,900) 86 km away, Chulucanas (pop. 68,800) 95 km away, and Piura (pop. 325,500) 107 km away.
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Earthquake details

Date & time	Nov 10, 2022 01:15:11 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Nov 9, 2022 at 8:15 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	5.3
Depth	48.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	4.268°S / 80.37°W (Provincia de Sullana, Piura, Peru)
Antipode	4.268°N / 99.63°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	OBSIS (Observatório Sismológico da Universidade de Brasília)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	4 km (2 mi) NE of Pitayo (pop: 108) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) E of La Brea (pop: 17,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 70 km (44 mi) NNE of Querecotillo (Sullana) (pop: 25,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 73 km (46 mi) N of Tambo Grande (Piura) (pop: 30,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 79 km (49 mi) NNE of Sullana (pop: 160,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 95 km (59 mi) NNW of Chulucanas (pop: 68,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 107 km (67 mi) NNE of Piura (pop: 325,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 940 km (584 mi) NNW of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 20.5°C (69 F), humidity: 64%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SSW
Estimated seismic energy released	5.6 x 10¹² joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
5.3	48 km	Peru-Ecuador Border Region	OBSIS

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Seismic station: Isla Barro Colorado, Panama (BCIP/CU network) | Distance from quake: 1495 km / 929 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Isla Barro Colorado, Panama: 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: 0.02-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Tena / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Mon lit a est déplacé legerement

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