A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Orcopampa in Peru. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:56:19 / 6:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 135.75 km (84 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -71.9437 West, latitude -15.0116 South, depth = 135.75 km. Event id: us20002y4g. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002y4g. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/15 / 2015-07-17 11:56:19 / July 17, 2015 @ 11:56 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 51 km (32 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orcopampa (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 51 km ENE of Orcopampa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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