A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 121 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru (75 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:12:35 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -80.1308° West, latitude -8.5995° South, depth = 34.04 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003ck1. Id of event: us70003ck1. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/04/19 / 2019-04-19 22:12:35 / April 19, 2019 @ 10:12 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.04 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 121 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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