Moderate mag. 5.0 earthquake - 9.4 km north of Huancalpa, Provincia de Caraveli, Arequipa, Peru, on Sunday, 11 January 2015 at 21:39 (GMT)
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Moderate magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 50 km depth
11 Jan 22:10 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 30 minutes.
Jan 12 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 47.0 to 50.0 km.
Jan 12 09:10: Magnitude recalculated from 4.9 to 5.0.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 47.0 to 50.0 km.
Date & time: 11 Jan 2015 21:39:37 UTC
Magnitude: 5
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 15.74°S / 74.03°W
(Provincia de Caraveli, Arequipa, Peru)Nearest volcano: Sara Sara (82 km / 51 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
9 km (6 mi) N of Huancalpa (pop: 16) --> See nearby quakes!
83 km (52 mi) SSW of Coracora (Parinacochas, Ayacucho) (pop: 7,420) --> See nearby quakes!
116 km (72 mi) S of Puquio (Provincia de Lucanas, Ayacucho) (pop: 10,500) --> See nearby quakes!
130 km (81 mi) ESE of Minas de Marcona (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) --> See nearby quakes!
140 km (87 mi) SE of Nazca (pop: 23,600) --> See nearby quakes!
172 km (107 mi) NW of Camana (Camaná) (pop: 16,400) --> See nearby quakes!
208 km (129 mi) WNW of El Pedregal (pop: 20,100) --> See nearby quakes!
261 km (162 mi) SE of Ica (pop: 246,800) --> See nearby quakes!
277 km (172 mi) WNW of Arequipa (pop: 841,100) --> See nearby quakes!
523 km (325 mi) SE of Lima (pop: 7,737,000) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) More info
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.0 | 50 km | NEAR COAST OF SOUTHERN PERU | EMSC |
| M 5.3 | 10 km | Near Coast of Peru | GFZ |
| M 4.9 | 58 km | 76km SSW of Coracora, Peru | USGS |
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