A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Coporaque in Peru on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/04/24 / 2024-04-26 05:07:36 / April 26, 2024 @ 5:07 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -71.6922° West, latitude -14.9218° South, depth = 131.742 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:07:36 / 5:07 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 131.742 km (82 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000mtwv. Event ids that are associated: us6000mtwv.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sicuani, Orcopampa (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Sicuani (c. 33 600 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 21 km SW of Coporaque, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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