Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake 100 km southwest of Santiago de Cao, Peru

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 4.5 quake in Peru near Santiago de Cao, Ascope, La Libertad, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the afternoon on Saturday, September 11th, 2021, at 4:24 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 39 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Nazareno (pop. 240) located 98 km from the epicenter, Santiago de Cao (pop. 22,000) 100 km away, and Trujillo (pop. 747,500) 112 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Fecha & hora: Sep 11, 2021 4:24 pm (GMT -5) local time (11 Sep 2021 21:24 GMT)
Magnitud: 4.5
Prof.: 39.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 8.46°S / 79.99°W (South Pacific Ocean, Peru)
Fuente primaria de datos: EMSC