A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Chivay in Peru on Sunday. Event id: us10006du3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006du3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/16 / 2016-08-15 02:58:59 / August 15, 2016 @ 2:58 am. Exact location, longitude -71.6707° West, latitude -15.6128° South, depth = 10 km. 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 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:58:59 / 9:58 pm (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arequipa, Hacienda Huancane, Orcopampa (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 7 km WNW of Chivay, Peru.
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