A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 93 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru (58 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/02/21 / 2021-02-15 20:48:53 / February 15, 2021 @ 8:48 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:48:53 / 8:48 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99.57 km (62 miles). Exact location of event, depth 99.57 km, -77.1786° West, -3.8757° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000dhvx. Event ids that are associated: us6000dhvx.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 93 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru.
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