A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Sacsamarca in Peru on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 87.663 km (54 miles). Unique identifier: us7000my9d. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000my9d. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/07/24 / 2024-07-10 12:22:22 / July 10, 2024 @ 12:22 pm. The temblor was reported at 12:22:22 / 12:22 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude -74.3448 West, latitude -14.2673 South, depth = 87.663 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Nazca (c. 23 600 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nazca, Tambo, Puquio (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 36 km S of Sacsamarca, Peru.
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