Mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 38 km west of Huacho, Huaura, Gobierno Regional de Lima, Peru, on Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 12:37 am (GMT -5) -
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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 41 km depth
26 Nov 06:54 UTC: First to report: IGP after 1 hour and 17 minutes.
Update Thu, 26 Nov 2020, 06:57
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes near Huaral, Peru
4.4 quake 26 Nov 12:37 am (GMT -5)
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Végueta was reported 1 hour and 20 minutes ago by the Geophysics Institute of Peru (IGP), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in Peru. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 41 km beneath the epicenter after midnight on Thursday 26 November 2020 at 12.37 am local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Végueta (pop. 6,200) located 35 km from the epicenter, Caleta de Carquin (pop. 5,500) 35 km away, Centinela Sur (pop. 100) 36 km away, Carquin Bajo (pop. 100) 37 km away, Hualmay (pop. 26,700) 37 km away, Huacho (pop. 54,500) 38 km away, Barranca (pop. 46,300) 46 km away, and Huaral (pop. 62,200) 91 km away.
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Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Végueta (pop. 6,200) located 35 km from the epicenter, Caleta de Carquin (pop. 5,500) 35 km away, Centinela Sur (pop. 100) 36 km away, Carquin Bajo (pop. 100) 37 km away, Hualmay (pop. 26,700) 37 km away, Huacho (pop. 54,500) 38 km away, Barranca (pop. 46,300) 46 km away, and Huaral (pop. 62,200) 91 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.
Earthquake data:
Местное время в эпицентре: Четверг, 26 ноя 2020 00:37 (GMT -5)
Величина: 4.4
Глубина: 41.0 km
Эпицентр Широта / Долгота: 11.1227°S / 77.9483°W
(South Pacific Ocean, Перу)Города поблизости:
35 km (22 mi) WSW of Végueta (pop: 6,220) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
38 km (23 mi) W of Уачо (pop: 54,500) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
39 km (24 mi) W of Huaura (pop: 20,700) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
39 km (24 mi) W of Huaura (pop: 20,700) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
42 km (26 mi) SSW of Supe Puerto (pop: 11,500) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
44 km (28 mi) SW of Supe (Barranca) (pop: 13,700) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
46 km (29 mi) SSW of Barranca (pop: 46,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
52 km (32 mi) SSW of Парамонга (Barranca) (pop: 27,600) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
138 km (86 mi) NW of Кальяо (pop: 813,300) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
143 km (89 mi) NW of Лима (pop: 7,737,000) --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
130 km (81 mi) NW of Islote Mal Nombre Island --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
138 km (86 mi) NW of Isla Fronton Island --> Найдите близлежащие землетрясения!
Источник данных: IGP
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Величина | Глубина | Местоположение | Источник |
| M 4.4 | 41 km | 38 Km Al Oeste De Huacho, Huaura - Lima, Peru | IGP |
User reports for this quake (1)
User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.
141.5 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / rattling, vibrating / 10-15 s
Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900
Mag. 4.4 earthquake - South Pacific Ocean, 38 km west of Huacho, Huaura, Gobierno Regional de Lima, Peru, on Thursday, 26 Nov 2020 12:37 am (GMT -5)- Date / time UTC| Mag |Глубина|Age|Расстояние| Details
- 24 May 1940 16:33| 8.2 |45km / 28mi|81 years ago|50km / 31mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
- 17 Oct 1966 21:42| 8.1 |40km / 25mi|54 years ago|59km / 37mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
- 31 May 1970 20:23| 7.9 |45km / 28mi|51 years ago|232km / 144mi| Near the Coast of Northern Peru
- 03 Oct 1974 14:21| 7.6 |13km / 8.1mi|46 years ago|128km / 80mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
- 21 Feb 1996 12:51| 7.5 |10km / 6.2mi|25 years ago|247km / 154mi| Off the Coast of Northern Peru
- 09 Nov 1974 12:59| 7.2 |6km / 3.7mi|46 years ago|154km / 96mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
- 03 Sep 1967 21:07| 7.0 |15km / 9.3mi|53 years ago|196km / 121mi| Off the Coast of Central Peru
- 24 Sep 1963 16:30| 6.9 |64km / 40mi|57 years ago|55km / 34mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
- 24 May 1940 21:57| 6.6 |45km / 28mi|81 years ago|32km / 20mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
- 23 Sep 1995 22:31| 6.5 |60km / 37mi|25 years ago|85km / 53mi| Near the Coast of Central Peru
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