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Light earthquake of magnitude 4.2 at 93 km depth
March 15 17:47 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.
Update Mon, Mar 15 2021, 17:51
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Nazca, Nazca Province, Ica, Peru
Earthquake 4.2 to 24 km southeast of Nazca, Ica, Peru, March 15, 2021 12:39 pm (GMT -5)
Just 12 minutes ago, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Nazca, Nazca Province, Ica, Peru. The tremor occurred around noon on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 12:39 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 93 km below the surface.
The event was presented by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake could have felt like a very weak tremor include La Joya (population 82) located 12 km from the epicenter, Nazca (population 23,600) 24 km away, Minas de Marcona (population 15,500) A 44 km, San Juan de Marcona (population 12,800) at 59 km and Palpa (population 5,900) at 66 km.
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Date and Time: March 15, 2021 17:39:15 UTC –
Local time at the epicenter: Monday, March 15, 2021 12:39 pm (GMT -5)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 93.0 km
Latitude / Longitude of Epicenter: 14.98 ° S / 74.78 ° W 
(Nazca Province, Ica, Peru)
Nearest volcano: Sara Sara (148 km / 92 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
12 km (8 miles) E of The jewel (pop: 82) -> See nearby earthquakes!
24 km (15 miles) SE of Nazca (pop: 23,600) -> See nearby earthquakes!
44 km (27 miles) NE of Marcona Mines (Nazca) (pop: 15,500) -> See nearby earthquakes!
59 km (37 miles) NE of San Juan de Marcona (pop: 12,800) -> See nearby earthquakes!
66 km (41 miles) SE of Palpate (pop: 5,880) -> See nearby earthquakes!
144 km (89 miles) SE of Ica (pop: 246,800) -> See nearby earthquakes!
209 km (130 miles) SE of Pisco (pop: 61,900) -> See nearby earthquakes!
211 km (131 miles) SSW of Ayacucho (pop: 140,000) -> See nearby earthquakes!
228 km (141 miles) SE of Chincha Alta (pop: 153,100) -> See nearby earthquakes!
407 km (253 miles) SE of lime (pop: 7,737,000) -> See earthquakes nearby!
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28 ° C (82 F), humidity: 46%, wind: 4 m / s (8 knots) from WSWPrimary data source: EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Center)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 10eleven joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) More information
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 4.2 | 93 km | CENTRAL PERU | EMSC |
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