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Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 96 km southwest of Yunguyo, Puno, Peru, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 8:17 pm (GMT -5) -

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 11:36 GMT - refresh

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Light mag. 4.3 earthquake - 96 km southwest of Yunguyo, Puno, Peru, on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 8:17 pm (GMT -5)

Light magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 191 km depth

26 Jan 01:32 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 15 minutes.
26 Jan 01:40: Now using data updates from USGS
26 Jan 05:56: Magnitude recalculated from 4.2 to 4.3. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 192.5 to 190.1 km (from 120 to 118 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.2 km (0.8 mi) towards NNE.
26 Jan 22:44: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 190.1 to 190.9 km (from 118 to 119 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 1.9 km (1.2 mi) towards SW.

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 26, 2023 01:17:00 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023 at 8:17 pm (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.3
Depth	190.9 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	16.9679°S / 69.5808°W (El Collao Province, Puno, Peru)
Antipode	16.968°N / 110.419°E
Shaking intensity	Very weak shaking
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Nevados Casiri (61 km / 38 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	61 km (38 mi) NE of Chuquitira (Tacna) (pop: 4,220) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) SSW of Yunguyo (pop: 16,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 99 km (61 mi) S of Ilave (El Collao) (pop: 16,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 107 km (66 mi) WSW of Tiwanaku (La Paz, Bolivia) (pop: 3,040) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) SSE of Puno (pop: 116,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) WSW of Viacha (La Paz, Bolivia) (pop: 86,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 511 km (318 mi) WNW of Sucre (Chuquisaca, Bolivia) (pop: 224,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 4.6°C (40 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 3 m/s (5 kts) from SW
Estimated seismic energy released	1.8 x 10¹¹ joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.3	191 km	Peru-Bolivia Border Region	USGS
4.3	191 km	Peru-Bolivia Border Region	RaspberryShake
4.2	192 km	SOUTHERN PERU	EMSC
4.2	10 km	Peru-Bolivia Border Region	IRIS

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Seismic station: Chusmiza, Chile (GO01/C network) | Distance from quake: 303 km / 188 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Chusmiza, Chile: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-10.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Jun 13, 2009 20:10 14 years ago	5.2 61 km	137km / 85mi	Jorge Basadre, Tacna, 23 km SE of Moquegua, Peru	More
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