A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Santiago in Peru on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 26.22 km, -76.1519° West, -14.4767° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:59:37 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/05/24 / 2024-05-16 04:59:37 / May 16, 2024 @ 4:59 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 26.22 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000n0h2. Unique identifier: us6000n0h2.
The epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Ica (c. 246 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Pisco (c. 61 900 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from San Clemente (c. 15 800 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Villa Tupac Amaru (c. 11 200 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Santiago (c. 10 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Subtanjalla (c. 9 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Clemente, Pisco, Villa Tupac Amaru. Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
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. 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 has occurred 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: 57 km SW of Santiago, Peru.
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