A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Tambo in Peru on Monday. 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: us6000mzv8. Unique identifier: us6000mzv8. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -73.7862 West, latitude -14.6337 South, depth = 86.216 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/24 / 2024-05-20 17:23:41 / May 20, 2024 @ 5:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86.216 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:23:41 / 5:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 38 km (24 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Coracora (c. 7 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Coracora, Puquio, Tambo.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 23 km NE of Tambo, Peru.
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