A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Yurimaguas in Peru. Global time and date of event 16/12/19 / 2019-12-16 05:07:36 / December 16, 2019 @ 5:07 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us60006s13. Ids that are associated to the event: us60006s13. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:07:36 / 12:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 24.34 km, -75.7557° West, -6.161° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.34 km (15 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 50 km (31 miles) from Yurimaguas (c. 41 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Lamas (c. 13 700 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Chazuta (c. 8 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lamas, Chazuta, Yurimaguas (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 46 km SE of Yurimaguas, Peru.
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