A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Atiquipa in Peru on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 06:10:09 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 25.759 km (16 miles). Global time and date of event 28/06/24 / 2024-06-28 06:10:09 / June 28, 2024 @ 6:10 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 25.759 km, -74.5238° West, -15.6961° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mx7w. Unique identifier: us7000mx7w.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Minas de Marcona (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (51 miles) from Minas de Marcona (c. 15 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 20 km WNW of Atiquipa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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