A major earthquake with magnitude 7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Atiquipa in Peru. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/24 / 2024-06-28 05:36:39 / June 28, 2024 @ 5:36 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: at00sfrzl3. Event ids that are associated: pt24180000, at00sfrzl3. A tsunami warning has been issued near Atiquipa in Peru (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 60 km (37 miles). The temblor was detected at 05:36:39 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.6 West, latitude -16 South, depth = 60 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Coracora, Nazca, Minas de Marcona. Epicenter of the event was 135 km (84 miles) from Nazca (c. 23 600 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Minas de Marcona (c. 15 500 pop), 139 km (86 miles) from Coracora (c. 7 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 15 major earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 7.0 to 7.9 may cause serious damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km SW of Atiquipa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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