A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Pujocucho in Peru. The temblor was detected at 23:55:43 / 11:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/17 / 2017-02-18 04:55:43 / February 18, 2017 @ 4:55 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20008km0. Ids that are associated to the event: us20008km0. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 151.72 km (94 miles). Exact location of event, depth 151.72 km, -70.1521° West, -16.9822° South.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Moquegua, Torata, Ilabaya.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 28 km NE of Pujocucho, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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