A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Coracora in Peru on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/11/16 / 2016-11-10 17:43:14 / November 10, 2016 @ 5:43 pm. Id of earthquake: us100076pw. Event ids that are associated: us100076pw. The temblor was detected at 12:43:14 / 12:43 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 58.7 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -73.6194° West, latitude -14.8059° South, depth = 58.7 km.
The epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Coracora (c. 7 400 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puquio, Tambo, Coracora (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 30 km NE of Coracora, Peru.
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