== PRELIMINARY REPORT ==

***This event supersedes event AT00RCHO3W,PT22146000.


Event type:                       Earthquake
Region:                           Southern Peru
Geographic coordinates:           14.863S,  70.308W
Magnitude:                        7.2
Depth:                            217 km
Universal Time (UTC):             26 May 2022  12:02:20
Time near the Epicenter:          26 May 2022  08:02:20
Local standard time in your area: 26 May 2022  07:02:20

Location with respect to nearby cities:
13.1 km (8.1 mi) WNW of Az�ngaro, Peru
30.3 km (18.8 mi) E of Ayaviri, Peru
73.0 km (45.2 mi) NNW of Juliaca, Peru
92.4 km (57.3 mi) N of Atuncolla, Peru
112.7 km (69.9 mi) NNW of Puno, Peru


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event ID                     :  us 7000hcmn

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There was also a M6.4 quake about 3.5 hours later southeast of the Loyalty Islands.  (Between Fiji and New Caledonia)

I don't know that plate tectonics works quite the same as a noggin, but it almost looks a little like a coup-contrecoup injury to me.  I doubt that's useful information anyway, but I thought it was interesting.

Quote from: Mr. E. Monkey on May 26, 2022, 11:30:28 AMThere was also a M6.4 quake about 3.5 hours later southeast of the Loyalty Islands.  (Between Fiji and New Caledonia)

I don't know that plate tectonics works quite the same as a noggin, but it almost looks a little like a coup-contrecoup injury to me.  I doubt that's useful information anyway, but I thought it was interesting.

I visualize plate tectonics as sort of like the slag that forms on top of molten lead when you're casting fishing weights.  As the slag gets moved around you can see it grind against other bits of slag.

That seems like a reasonably accurate comparison, and I'm not really sure I like how I feel about that.


And it turns out, research has shown that larger earthquakes can cause quakes on the opposite side of the globe (near its antipode). Earthquakes can systematically trigger other ones on opposite side of Earth -- ScienceDaily

That being said, that 6.4 is a good distance away from that, so I can't say it's related at all.

Antipodes Map - Tunnel to the other side of the world

I don't know if it's going to be useful information, but it's kind of cool to see where you'd end up if you ever tried to dig a hole to China as a kid.