A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Ccolo in Peru on Saturday. Unique identifier: us70003kws. Ids that are associated to the event: us70003kws. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -71.7253° West, -15.0271° South, depth 130.41 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/19 / 2019-05-04 19:31:00 / May 4, 2019 @ 7:31 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 130.41 km (81 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:31:00 / 2:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Orcopampa (min 5000 pop).
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 58 km NNW of Ccolo, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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