A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Orcopampa in Peru on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/09/19 / 2019-09-27 13:57:41 / September 27, 2019 @ 1:57 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:57:41 / 8:57 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 82.74 km (51 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -72.1252° West, -15.2806° South, depth 82.74 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us70005mh9. Unique identifier: us70005mh9.
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 23 km (14 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lluta, Orcopampa.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 23 km E of Orcopampa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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