A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Atiquipa in Peru on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/24 / 2024-07-08 19:33:28 / July 8, 2024 @ 7:33 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, -74.7421° West, -15.9895° South, depth 31.466 km. Event id: us7000mxvv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mxvv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:33:28 / 7:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 31.466 km (20 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 95 km (59 miles) from Minas de Marcona (c. 15 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Minas de Marcona (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 45 km WSW of Atiquipa, Peru.
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