A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Lluta in Peru. Global time and date of event 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 04:11:52 / August 28, 2015 @ 4:11 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 16.26 km, -71.826° West, -15.8372° South. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:11:52 / 11:11 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.26 km (10 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100035lv. Id of event: us100035lv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hacienda Huancane, Orcopampa, Arequipa.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 28 km NE of Lluta, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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