A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Moquegua in Peru on Monday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:20:14 / 4:20 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 75.82 km, -70.9339° West, -17.4889° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75.82 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000arp4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000arp4. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/07/20 / 2020-07-13 04:20:14 / July 13, 2020 @ 4:20 am UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 46 km (29 miles) from Ilo (c. 53 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Pacocha (c. 7 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tacna, Torata, Ilo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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