A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 112 km SW of Salaverry, Peru (70 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/09/20 / 2020-09-25 12:59:58 / September 25, 2020 @ 12:59 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c378. Id of event: us6000c378. The temblor was reported at 12:59:58 / 12:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 57.02 km, -79.7316° West, -8.9115° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.02 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 112 km SW of Salaverry, Peru.
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