A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Camana in Peru on Monday. The temblor was detected at 14:03:25 / 2:03 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/07/16 / 2016-07-04 19:03:25 / July 4, 2016 @ 7:03 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005zw1. Id of event: us10005zw1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.4115 West, latitude -16.5299 South, depth = 95.13 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 95.13 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Mollendo (c. 29 000 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Cocachacra (c. 8 800 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Cocachacra, Yura, Lluta (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km ENE of Camana, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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