A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Cuchumbaya in Peru on Thursday. Global time and date of event 17/12/20 / 2020-12-17 01:35:16 / December 17, 2020 @ 1:35 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude -70.3713° West, latitude -16.5729° South, depth = 157.22 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 157.22 km (98 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:35:16 / 1:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000crq8. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000crq8.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ilave, Moquegua, Puno. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (56 miles) from Puno (c. 116 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from
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17 Dec 07:09: Now using data updates from IGP
17 Dec 07:27: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 174.0 to 178.0 km (from 108 to 111 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.6 mi) towards WSW.
Update Thu, 17 Dec 2020, 02:03
Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake 81 km southwest of Puno, Peru
4.3 quake 16 Dec 8:35 pm (GMT -5)
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake near Puno, Provincia de Puno, Peru, was reported only 28 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate to considerable depth of 160 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 8:35 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.
Light magnitude 4 3 earthquake 81 km southwest of Puno, Peru volcanodiscovery.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from volcanodiscovery.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Quequeña in Peru on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 17:48:44 / 5:48 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 83.15 km (52 miles). Global time and date of event 16/12/20 / 2020-12-16 17:48:44 / December 16, 2020 @ 5:48 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000crmx. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000crmx. Exact location of event, longitude -71.4003 West, latitude -16.5907 South, depth = 83.15 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pacocha, Hacienda Huancane, Lluta (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Event epicenter was 26 km (16 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Mollendo (c. 29 000 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Cocachacra (c. 8