A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 177 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru (110 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:20:26 / 3:20 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10002y97. Event ids that are associated: us10002y97. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 33.91 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 20:20:26 / August 5, 2015 @ 8:20 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -80.4354 West, latitude -9.0305 South, depth = 33.91 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 177 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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