A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Vizcachane in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 16:03:54 / 4:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -71.1967° West, -15.7795° South, depth 38.53 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/12/15 / 2015-12-10 21:03:54 / December 10, 2015 @ 9:03 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.53 km (24 miles). Event id: us20004h3k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004h3k.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lluta, Arequipa, Yura. Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (48 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 3 km N of Vizcachane, Peru.
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