A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Pacocha in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us200065pv. Unique identifier: us200065pv. The temblor was reported at 05:25:51 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/06/16 / 2016-06-21 10:25:51 / June 21, 2016 @ 10:25 am. Exact location of earthquake, -71.5892° West, -17.5552° South, depth 35 km.
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Ilo (c. 53 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Mollendo (c. 29 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Cocachacra (c. 8 800 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Pacocha (c. 7 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Punta de Bombón (c. 6 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moquegua, Mollendo, Cocachacra.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 27 km W of Pacocha, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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