A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Orcopampa in Peru on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 70.98 km (44 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -72.5262° West, -14.9759° South, depth 70.98 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/03/19 / 2019-03-12 12:51:07 / March 12, 2019 @ 12:51 pm. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:51:07 / 7:51 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000je3g. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000je3g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Orcopampa. The epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 37 km NNW of Orcopampa, Peru.
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