A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Ilo in Peru on Monday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:01:03 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/08/15 / 2015-08-24 10:01:03 / August 24, 2015 @ 10:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us100034fm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100034fm. Exact location of event, longitude -70.9296 West, latitude -18.0088 South, depth = 71.48 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 71.48 km (44 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Ilo (c. 53 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Pacocha (c. 7 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moquegua, Arica, Ilabaya.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 six 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. 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: 59 km SE of Ilo, Peru.
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