Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake 44 km southwest of Arequipa, Peru
4.3 quake 44 km southwest of Arequipa, Peru, Feb 22, 2022 4:33 am (GMT -5)

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred 39 minutes ago 44 km southwest of Arequipa, Peru, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 78 km beneath the epicenter near Arequipa, Provincia de Arequipa, Peru, early morning on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022, at 4:33 am local time. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include San José (pop. 340) located 9 km from the epicenter, El Triunfo ( El Cruce) (pop. 6,400) 19 km away, Jacobo Hunter (pop. 46,100) 40 km away, Ciudad Satelite (pop. 76,400) 43 km away, Mollendo (pop. 29,000) 44 km away, Arequipa (pop. 841,100) 44 km away, Cono Norte (pop. 47,300) 47 km away, Selva Alegre (pop. 72,700) 47 km away, and El Pedregal (pop. 20,100) 49 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 22, 2022 4:33 am (GMT -5) local time (22 Feb 2022 09:33 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.3
Depth: 78.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 16.66°S / 71.85°W (Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru)
Primary data source: GFZ
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