A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Camana in Peru on Sunday. The temblor was detected at 11:18:31 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/09/15 / 2015-09-13 16:18:31 / September 13, 2015 @ 4:18 pm. Exact location, longitude -72.6552° West, latitude -16.2745° South, depth = 74.42 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 74.42 km (46 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003j65. Id of event: us20003j65.
The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lluta, Camaná (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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