A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Madrigal in Peru on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude -71.7896 West, latitude -15.4835 South, depth = 111.17 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.17 km (69 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:10:32 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/02/21 / 2021-02-10 03:10:32 / February 10, 2021 @ 3:10 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000dg3s. Unique identifier: us6000dg3s.
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yura, Orcopampa, Lluta (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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