A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Contamana in Peru. The temblor was detected at 11:04:53 / 11:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.09 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us10007rvw. Event ids that are associated: us10007rvw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/01/17 / 2017-01-07 16:04:53 / January 7, 2017 @ 4:04 pm. Exact location of event, depth 42.09 km, -75.6293° West, -7.9047° South.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Contamana. Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Contamana (c. 13 900 pop).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 92 km SW of Contamana, Peru.
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