A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 120 km NW of El Alto, Peru (75 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 23:22:32 / 11:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/04/24 / 2024-04-21 23:22:32 / April 21, 2024 @ 11:22 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -81.9309° West, latitude -3.4452° South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mdqs. Unique identifier: us7000mdqs.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 120 km NW of El Alto, Peru.
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