A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Arequipa in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:00:31 / 2:00 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/07/16 / 2016-07-29 19:00:31 / July 29, 2016 @ 7:00 pm. Unique identifier: us100068hh. Ids that are associated to the event: us100068hh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.5747 West, latitude -16.396 South, depth = 110.97 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 110.97 km (69 miles).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 4 km (3 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Mollendo (c. 29 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Cocachacra (c. 8 800 pop), 89 km (56 miles) from Punta de Bombón (c. 6 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Punta de Bombón, Mollendo, Cocachacra.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 4 km W of Arequipa, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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