A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Mazamari in Peru on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us700058mb. Unique identifier: us700058mb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:20:18 / 9:20 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/08/19 / 2019-08-27 02:20:18 / August 27, 2019 @ 2:20 am. Exact location, longitude -73.9517° West, latitude -10.8773° South, depth = 112.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.1 km (70 miles).
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Satipo (c. 15 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Mazamari (c. 6 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Satipo, Mazamari (min 5000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every 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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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. 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: 80 km NE of Mazamari, Peru.
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