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M4.4 Earthquake near 12 km W of Cañaveral, Peru

UTC time: 2025-02-22 01:06:51 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
41.5 km
Source
USGS

12 km W of Cañaveral, Peru

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About this earthquake

On February 22, 2025 at 01:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 12 km W of Cañaveral, Peru. With a focal depth of about 42 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
b3dcabfede17005c1a9488363b4a952ac5f4abf7
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
41.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-22 01:06:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-3.94940, -80.76270

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 41.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 41.5 km
Shallow
41.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

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    Distance: 350 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 6'261 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Ecuador
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    Distance: 378 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'023 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Ecuador
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  • Iliniza
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No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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