A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Islay (Matarani) in Peru. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -72.1011 West, latitude -16.8447 South, depth = 78.841 km. Unique identifier: us7000mcdr. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mcdr. The temblor was reported at 12:24:04 / 12:24 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 78.841 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/04/24 / 2024-04-16 12:24:04 / April 16, 2024 @ 12:24 pm.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lluta, Yura, Arequipa (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 22 km (14 miles) from Mollendo (c. 29 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Cocachacra (c. 8 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Punta de Bombón (c. 6 300 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop).
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 in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 16 km N of Islay (Matarani), Peru.
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