A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Tacna in Peru on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 08:13:34 / 8:13 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 129.29 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude -69.9987 West, latitude -18.0327 South, depth = 129.29 km. Global time and date of event 12/12/18 / 2018-12-12 13:13:34 / December 12, 2018 @ 1:13 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000isw2. Event ids that are associated: us2000isw2.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 27 km (17 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ilabaya, Arica, Tacna.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 26 km E of Tacna, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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