A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Tacna in Peru on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us70008msx. Unique identifier: us70008msx. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/03/20 / 2020-03-31 13:58:26 / March 31, 2020 @ 1:58 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:58:26 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -69.9744° West, latitude -17.9984° South, depth = 126.86 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 126.86 km (79 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 30 km (18 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ilabaya, Arica, Tacna (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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