A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Lluta in Peru on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.1671 West, latitude -15.7466 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/12/15 / 2015-12-08 19:54:00 / December 8, 2015 @ 7:54 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us20004fmz. Unique identifier: us20004fmz. The temblor was detected at 14:54:00 / 2:54 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 34 km (21 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yura, Orcopampa, Lluta.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 33 km NNW of Lluta, Peru.
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