A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Las Lomas in Peru on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.8 km (46 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 04:35:44 / 4:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -80.0376° West, -4.7484° South, depth 73.8 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/03/20 / 2020-03-09 09:35:44 / March 9, 2020 @ 9:35 am. Unique identifier: us60008cdl. Ids that are associated to the event: us60008cdl.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Catacaos, Catacocha, Huancabamba (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 83 km (51 miles) from Piura (c. 325 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Sullana (c. 160 800 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Chulucanas (c. 68 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Catacaos (c. 57 300 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Tambo Grande (c. 30 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Marcavelica (c. 25 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Querecotillo (c. 25 400 pop).
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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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