A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Urasqui in Peru on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/05/24 / 2024-05-27 07:27:57 / May 27, 2024 @ 7:27 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:27:57 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 101.194 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -72.8781° West, -16.123° South, depth 101.194 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n18f. Id of event: us6000n18f.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lluta, Camaná.
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 has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 32 km ESE of Urasqui, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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