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15 Feb 21:03 UTC: First to report: USGS after 15 minutes.
16 Feb 19:46: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 99.6 to 90.5 km (from 62 to 56 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 9 km (5.6 mi) towards NE.
Update Mon, 15 Feb 2021, 21:09
Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake 9 km northeast of Nazareth, Peru
4.6 quake 15 Feb 3:48 pm (GMT -5)
An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred only 20 minutes ago 9 km northeast of Nazareth, Peru, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 99.6 km beneath the epicenter near Nazareth, Datem del Marañón, Loreto, Peru, early afternoon on Monday 15 February 2021 at 3:48 pm local time. 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.