A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 96 km SE of Alianza Cristiana, Peru (60 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 89.89 km (56 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/01/21 / 2021-01-07 23:53:07 / January 7, 2021 @ 11:53 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:53:07 / 11:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 89.89 km, -75.7145° West, -3.9668° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000d6lb. Unique identifier: us6000d6lb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 96 km SE of Alianza Cristiana, Peru.
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