A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Tingo Maria in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -75.5346° West, -8.9036° South, depth 121.46 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/08/17 / 2017-08-12 02:45:50 / August 12, 2017 @ 2:45 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 121.46 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000a7ia. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a7ia. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:45:50 / 9:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Campoverde, Tingo María (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Tingo María (c. 53 200 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 67 km NE of Tingo Maria, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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