A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 147 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru (91 miles). Event id: us6000c51k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c51k. The temblor was detected at 22:26:14 / 10:26 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -80.2614 West, latitude -8.8232 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/10/20 / 2020-10-02 22:26:14 / October 2, 2020 @ 10:26 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 147 km SW of Santiago de Cao, Peru.
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