A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 77 km E of Tarata, Peru (48 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:36:30 / 12:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/11/18 / 2018-11-05 04:36:30 / November 5, 2018 @ 4:36 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 166.89 km (104 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -69.3083° West, -17.3914° South, depth 166.89 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hqx3. Id of event: us1000hqx3.
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 four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 77 km E of Tarata, Peru.
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