A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Tarata in Peru on Monday. Global time and date of event 27/08/18 / 2018-08-27 21:46:18 / August 27, 2018 @ 9:46 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 122.72 km (76 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000giaa. Unique identifier: us1000giaa. Exact location of earthquake, -69.8347° West, -17.604° South, depth 122.72 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:46:18 / 4:46 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 Ilabaya, Tacna (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 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 thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 25 km SE of Tarata, Peru.
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