A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Lluta in Peru. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/01/16 / 2016-01-08 21:05:03 / January 8, 2016 @ 9:05 pm. Id of earthquake: us10004cfj. Event ids that are associated: us10004cfj. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.06 km (17 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:05:03 / 4:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 27.06 km, -72.2524° West, -16.209° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop), 33 km (21 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arequipa, Camaná, Yura (min 5000 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km SW of Lluta, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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