A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Juli in Peru on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 172.02 km, -69.7313° West, -16.7038° South. Global time and date of event 19/06/16 / 2016-06-19 06:33:13 / June 19, 2016 @ 6:33 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us200065ce. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065ce. The epicenter was at a depth of 172.02 km (107 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:33:13 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Yunguyo (c. 16 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Juli (c. 7 300 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Desaguadero (c. 5 300 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yunguyo, Desaguadero, Ilave. Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 61 km SSW of Juli, Peru.
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