A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 48 kilometers (30 miles) from Orcopampa in Peru. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/15 / 2015-12-22 20:34:16 / December 22, 2015 @ 8:34 pm. Id of earthquake: us100048wx. Event ids that are associated: us100048wx. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98.76 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:34:16 / 3:34 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 98.76 km, -72.7817° West, -15.1826° South.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orcopampa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 48 km W of Orcopampa, Peru.
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