A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Lluta in Peru on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/05/17 / 2017-05-02 14:54:35 / May 2, 2017 @ 2:54 pm. Exact location of earthquake, -72.0972° West, -15.6117° South, depth 11.15 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us10008qrc. Unique identifier: us10008qrc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.15 km (7 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:54:35 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 46 km (28 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yura, Orcopampa, Lluta (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km N of Lluta, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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