Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 42 km north of Lluta, Provincia de Caylloma, Arequipa, Peru, on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:32 pm (GMT -5) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 12 km depth
14 May 04:46 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 14 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 14, 2022 04:32:45 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:32 pm (GMT -5) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4 |
| Depth | 12.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 15.66°S / 72.16°W  (Provincia de Caylloma, Arequipa, Peru) |
| Antipode | 15.66°N / 107.84°E |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | Huambo (19 km / 12 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 5 km (3 mi) NW of Sajarhua (pop: 31) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 10 km (6 mi) SSW of Choco (pop: 219) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Ayo (pop: 262) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 21 km (13 mi) SE of Chachas (pop: 563) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Lluta (Caylloma) (pop: 6,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 48 km (30 mi) SSE of Orcopampa (Castilla) (pop: 5,640) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 60 km (37 mi) W of Chivay (pop: 4,540) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) NW of Yura (Arequipa) (pop: 5,690) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 106 km (66 mi) NW of Arequipa (pop: 841,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 662 km (411 mi) SE of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Clear Sky  16.7°C (62 F), humidity: 47%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.0 | 12 km | SOUTHERN PERU | EMSC |
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