A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Callao in Peru. Global time and date of event 28/05/19 / 2019-05-28 03:14:36 / May 28, 2019 @ 3:14 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -77.5854° West, -12.2632° South, depth 35 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us60003sx9. Ids that are associated to the event: us60003sx9. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:14:36 / 10:14 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Chilca, Huaral, San Bartolo. Epicenter of the event was 65 km (41 miles) from Lima (c. 7 737 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Callao (c. 813 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Surco (c. 251 600 pop), 60 km (38 miles) from San Isidro (c. 68 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Huaral (c. 62 200 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Chancay (c. 27 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Santa María (c. 14 900 pop).
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 was reported nearby.
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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: 52 km WSW of Callao, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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