Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 56 km west of San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on Saturday, 12 July 2014 at 14:25 (GMT)

Moderate mag. 4.5 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 56 km west of San Juan de Marcona, Peru, on Saturday, 12 July 2014 at 14:25 (GMT)

Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 30 km depth

12 Jul 15:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 44 minutes.
Jul 12 17:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 4.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 40.0 to 30.0 km.
Date & time: 12 Jul 2014 14:25:44 UTC
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.28°S / 75.68°W (South Pacific Ocean, Peru)
Nearest volcano: Sara Sara (235 km / 146 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
53 km (33 mi) W of Miramar (pop: 31) --> See nearby quakes!
56 km (35 mi) W of San Juan de Marcona (pop: 12,800) --> See nearby quakes!
62 km (38 mi) W of Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) --> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) WSW of Nazca (pop: 23,600) --> See nearby quakes!
135 km (84 mi) S of Ica (pop: 246,800) --> See nearby quakes!
184 km (114 mi) SSE of Pisco (pop: 61,900) --> See nearby quakes!
214 km (133 mi) SSE of Chincha Alta (pop: 153,100) --> See nearby quakes!
283 km (176 mi) SSW of Ayacucho (pop: 140,000) --> See nearby quakes!
288 km (179 mi) SSW of Huancavelica (pop: 41,600) --> See nearby quakes!
388 km (241 mi) SSE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
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 4.530 kmNEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERUEMSC
M 4.910 kmNear Coast of PeruGFZ
M 5.442 kmPeruIGP

User reports for this quake (1)

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
San Martin de Porres - Lima / not felt
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