A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Ayacucho in Peru on Friday. Unique identifier: us6000a1st. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a1st. The temblor was reported at 08:20:09 / 8:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/20 / 2020-05-22 08:20:09 / May 22, 2020 @ 8:20 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -74.7067° West, latitude -13.5533° South, depth = 62.38 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 62.38 km (39 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Ayacucho (c. 140 000 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Huancavelica (c. 41 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Huanta (c. 18 600 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Huancavelica, Huanta, Ayacucho.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 68 km SW of Ayacucho, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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