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Light mag. 4.7 earthquake - 80 km northwest of Puquio, Lucanas Province, Ayacucho, Peru, on Wednesday, Mar 29, 2023 at 1:38 am (GMT -5) -

Light magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 90 km depth

29 Mar 06:48 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 9 minutes.
29 Mar 07:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.8 to 4.5. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 116.0 to 80.0 km (from 72 to 50 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.3 mi) towards NE.
29 Mar 07:02: Now using data updates from USGS

Earthquake details

Date & time	Mar 29, 2023 06:38:58 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Mar 29, 2023 at 1:38 am (GMT -5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.7
Depth	89.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	14.041°S / 74.4411°W (Provincia de Huanca Sancos, Ayacucho, Peru)
Antipode	14.041°N / 105.559°E
Shaking intensity	Not felt
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	Sara Sara (179 km / 111 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	23 km (14 mi) S of Santa Rosa de Ccocha (pop: 222) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 39 km (24 mi) SSW of Huamanquiquia (pop: 518) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 80 km (50 mi) NNW of Puquio (Provincia de Lucanas) (pop: 10,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 97 km (60 mi) NE of Palpa (pop: 5,880) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) SSW of Ayacucho (pop: 140,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 101 km (63 mi) NW of Tambo (Lucanas Province) (pop: 5,030) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 103 km (64 mi) NNE of Nazca (pop: 23,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 358 km (222 mi) SE of Lima (Lima Province) (pop: 7,737,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 4.6°C (40 F), humidity: 89%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from E
Estimated seismic energy released	7.1 x 10¹¹ joules (197 megawatt hours, equivalent to 169 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.7	90 km	Central Peru	USGS
4.5	80 km	Central Peru	GFZ
4.7	90 km	Central Peru	RaspberryShake
4.7	10 km	Central Peru	IRIS
4.7	86 km	CENTRAL PERU	EMSC
4.6	88 km	Central Peru	OBSIS

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Independencia, Lima, Lima region (362.2 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / not felt (reported through our app)

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