Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.1 just reported 43 km northeast of Lima, Peru
5.1 quake 7 Jan 5:27 am (GMT -5)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 occurred only 12 minutes ago 43 km northeast of Lima, Peru, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Lima, Peru, early morning on Friday, January 7th, 2022, at 5:27 am 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.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Lima (pop. 7,737,000) located 43 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 7, 2022 5:27 am (GMT -5) local time (7 Jan 2022 10:27 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 11.82°S / 76.7°W (Provincia de Huarochiri, Lima region, Peru)
Primary data source: GFZ
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