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Light mag. 4.2 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 78 km southwest of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru, on Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 10:33 am (GMT -5) -

Light magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 44 km depth

17 Mar 15:42 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 17, 2023 15:33:26 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Friday, Mar 17, 2023 at 10:33 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.2
Depth	44.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	10.48°S / 78.73°W (South Pacific Ocean, Peru)
Antipode	10.48°N / 101.27°E
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	74 km (46 mi) SW of Puerto Huarmey (pop: 810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 78 km (49 mi) SW of Huarmey (pop: 16,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 100 km (62 mi) W of Paramonga (Barranca) (pop: 27,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 110 km (68 mi) WNW of Barranca (pop: 46,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) WNW of Huacho (pop: 54,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 169 km (105 mi) SW of Huaraz (pop: 86,900) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 170 km (105 mi) SW of Centenario (pop: 47,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 254 km (158 mi) NW of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 24.3°C (76 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SSE
Estimated seismic energy released	1.3 x 10¹¹ joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.2	44 km	NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU	EMSC
4.2	44 km	Near Coast of Peru	RaspberryShake

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