A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Acari in Peru on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us60008cjq. Unique identifier: us60008cjq. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:40:06 / 10:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -74.2487° West, -15.2213° South, depth 75.47 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/03/20 / 2020-03-04 03:40:06 / March 4, 2020 @ 3:40 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 75.47 km (47 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Minas de Marcona, Nazca, Puquio. Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Nazca (c. 23 600 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Minas de Marcona (c. 15 500 pop), 59 km (37 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Coracora (c. 7 400 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 45 km ENE of Acari, Peru.
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