A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Lluta in Peru on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 71.82 km, -71.8759° West, -15.7921° South. The temblor was reported at 01:43:48 / 1:43 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 71.82 km (45 miles). Global time and date of event 29/08/15 / 2015-08-29 06:43:48 / August 29, 2015 @ 6:43 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20003m5f. Unique identifier: us20003m5f.
Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orcopampa, Arequipa, Yura (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 28 km NNE of Lluta, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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