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Wed, 14 May 2025, 20:25 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred only 11 minutes ago 84 km southwest of Piura, Peru, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 34. km beneath the epicenter near Piura, Piura Province, Peru, early afternoon on Wednesday, May 14th, 2025, at 3:13 pm 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 Colombian Geological Service (SGC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.1, the Institute of Geophysics of the National Polytechnic School in Quito (IGEPN) at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.1.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt
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