A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Pujocucho in Peru on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 47.7 km (30 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:12:26 / 11:12 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us200061m7. Event ids that are associated: us200061m7. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/06/16 / 2016-06-03 04:12:26 / June 3, 2016 @ 4:12 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.3823 West, latitude -16.927 South, depth = 47.7 km.
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moquegua, Ilabaya, Torata (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 25 km N of Pujocucho, Peru.
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