A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Pucallpa in Peru on Saturday. 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 154.08 km (96 miles). Unique identifier: us10005gas. Ids that are associated to the event: us10005gas. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:06:36 / 4:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/04/16 / 2016-04-30 21:06:36 / April 30, 2016 @ 9:06 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -74.5146° West, -8.0282° South, depth 154.08 km.
The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Campoverde, Pucallpa (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 39 km N of Pucallpa, Peru.
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