The 2021 Mala earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 6.0 and moment magnitude of 5.9, struck on June 22, 2021, at 21:54:18 local time (UTC-5) with an epicenter off the coast of Mala in the department of Lima.[6][7] Following the main event, there were more than 15 aftershocks, with the largest being a magnitude 4.8 event at 07:03 local time on June 23.
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Spanish: IGP/CENSIS/RS 2021-0363
Fecha y Hora Local: 22 June 2021 21:54:18
Magnitud: 6.0
Profundidad: 32km
Latitud: -12.77
Longitud: -76.91
Intensidad: V-VI Mala
Referencia: 33 km al SO de Mala, Cañete – Lima
IGP/CENSIS/RS 2021-0363
Local date: June 22, 2021, 21:54:18
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 32km
Latitude: -12.77
Longitude: -76.91
Intensity: V-VI in Mala
Reference: 33 km at southwest Mala, Cañete Province – Lima
June 22, 2021
Initially, the earthquake was 5.8 magnitude (ML ), it was revised by the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) to 6.0 ML . It was felt strongly in Lima. The earthquake affected the Lima metropolitan area and the Cañete Province, killing a six-year-old boy due to a cardiorespiratory arrest, confirmed 1 day after the earthquake.
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