A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Campoverde in Peru on Sunday. Event id: us70008c47. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008c47. 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 143.41 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -74.5481° West, latitude -8.9059° South, depth = 143.41 km. The temblor was picked up at 10:35:08 / 10:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/03/20 / 2020-03-15 15:35:08 / March 15, 2020 @ 3:35 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 59 km (36 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pucallpa, Campoverde.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km SSE of Campoverde, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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