A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Jayune in Peru. Exact location, longitude -71.3213° West, latitude -15.5405° South, depth = 137.43 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:27:14 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cjnx. Id of event: us2000cjnx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/01/18 / 2018-01-15 14:27:14 / January 15, 2018 @ 2:27 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 137.43 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lluta, Yura, Hacienda Huancane.
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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 3 km NW of Jayune, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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