A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Lampa in Peru on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us60006axf. Ids that are associated to the event: us60006axf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/11/19 / 2019-11-13 00:09:19 / November 13, 2019 @ 12:09 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 19:09:19 / 7:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude -70.4219 West, latitude -15.3319 South, depth = 200.1 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 200.1 km (124 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Event epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Juliaca (c. 245 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Puno (c. 116 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Ayaviri (c. 19 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Azángaro (c. 13 300 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Atuncolla (c. 12 700 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hacienda Huancane, Puno, Azángaro (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 6 km WNW of Lampa, Peru.
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