Past earthquakes in or near Peru: March 2021 - list, stats and map

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During March 2021, Peru has had 85 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.1:

1 quake above magnitude 5
44 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
31 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
9 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3

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Past earthquakes in or near Peru: March 2021 - list, stats and map
Date and Time	Mag Depth	Nearest Volcano	Location	Details
Mar 31, 2021 04:07 pm (GMT -5)	3.1 33 km	53 km (33 mi) to the SE	OFF COAST OF TARAPACA, CHILE, Peru	Info
Mar 31, 2021 03:02 pm (GMT -5)	2.5 15 km	48 km (30 mi) to the SE	OFF COAST OF TARAPACA, CHILE, Peru	Info
Mar 31, 2021 07:04 am (Lima)	4.0 143 km		CENTRAL PERU 1 report	Info
Mar 31, 2021 06:20 am (Guayaquil)	4.1 24 km	48 km (30 mi) to the NW	Peru-Ecuador Border Region, A 28.04km De Machala 1 report	Info
Mar 31, 2021 02:26 am (Lima)	5.1 10 km		Near Coast of Peru 2 reports	Info
Mar 31, 2021 02:01 am (Santiago)	2.6 83 km	277 km (172 mi) to the SE	23 Km Al S De Pica, Chile	Info
Mar 30, 2021 10:11 pm (Santiago)	2.8 45 km	96 km (60 mi) to the SE	4 Km Al S De Cuya, Chile	Info
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 GMT (7 quakes)
Mar 30, 2021 12:58 pm (Guayaquil)	3.7 44 km	82 km (51 mi) to the NW	Ecuador - Loja, A 19.45km De Zaruma	Info
Mar 30, 2021 11:15 am (Santiago)	2.6 40 km	208 km (129 mi) to the SE	10 Km Al O De Iquique, Chile	Info
Mar 30, 2021 04:17 am (Lima)	4.8 30 km	82 km (51 mi) to the W	NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL PERU	Info
Mar 30, 2021 02:09 am (Guayaquil)	3.5 5 km	181 km (112 mi) to the N	Ecuador - Orellana, A 29.96km De Shushufindi	Info

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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 10¹³ joules (4.46 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3838 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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