A earthquake magnitude 6 (ml/mb) strikes 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Lampa in Peru on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 153.41 km (95 miles). Event id: us6000a316. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a316. 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: 31/05/20 / 2020-05-31 05:09:35 / May 31, 2020 @ 5:09 am. The temblor was reported at 05:09:35 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.663 West, latitude -15.2747 South, depth = 153.41 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 62 km (39 miles) from Juliaca (c. 245 700 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Puno (c. 116 600 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Ayaviri (c. 19 300 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Azángaro (c. 13 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Atuncolla (c. 12 700 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puno, Atuncolla, Hacienda Huancane.
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 135 quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 32 km WNW of Lampa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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