A very strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.1 (downgraded from M7.3) hit near the coast of central Peru at 09:18 UTC (04:18 local time) on Sunday, January 14, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 36.3 km (22.7 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.1 at a depth of 41 km (25.5 miles).
According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 25.7 km (15.9 miles) SSE of Lomas (population 0) and 73.7 km (45.8 miles) SSE of Minas de Marcona (population 15 468), Peru.
There are about 41 000 people living within 100 km (62 miles).
Some 6 000 people are estimated to have felt very strong shaking, 21 000 strong, 37 000 moderate and 497 000 weak.
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