A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Campoverde in Peru on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 14:47:43 / 2:47 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.82 km (24 miles). Exact location, longitude -74.8947° West, latitude -8.8158° South, depth = 37.82 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 19:47:43 / October 1, 2016 @ 7:47 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us10006ufb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006ufb.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pucallpa, Campoverde (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 38 km SSW of Campoverde, Peru.
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