A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Campoverde in Peru. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 117.83 km (73 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000301t. Event ids that are associated: us2000301t. Global time and date of event 25/07/15 / 2015-07-25 07:34:10 / July 25, 2015 @ 7:34 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 117.83 km, -75.5362° West, -8.3907° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:34:10 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 108 km (67 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Uchiza (c. 17 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pucallpa, Uchiza, Campoverde.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 80 km W of Campoverde, Peru.
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