A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from San Fernando in Peru. The temblor was reported at 21:09:25 / 9:09 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/10/20 / 2020-10-13 21:09:25 / October 13, 2020 @ 9:09 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.1534 West, latitude -8.3209 South, depth = 154.07 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 154.07 km (96 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000c83n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c83n.
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Campoverde, Pucallpa (min 5000 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 has occurred 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 43 km ENE of San Fernando, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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