A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 101 kilometers (63 miles) from Oxapampa in Peru. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10/16 / 2016-10-05 16:06:15 / October 5, 2016 @ 4:06 pm. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:06:15 / 11:06 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.59 km (70 miles). Event id: us10006w2j. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006w2j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 112.59 km, -74.8888° West, -9.8113° South.
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Oxapampa (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 102 km (63 miles) from Oxapampa (c. 12 000 pop).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 101 km NNE of Oxapampa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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