A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Tarata in Peru. Exact location of earthquake, -69.4991° West, -17.4037° South, depth 163.272 km. Unique identifier: us7000myxn. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000myxn. Global time and date of event 12/07/24 / 2024-07-12 18:19:04 / July 12, 2024 @ 6:19 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 163.272 km (101 miles). The 5.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:19:04 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquake epicenter was 105 km (65 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 108 km (67 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 105 km (65 miles) from Desaguadero (c. 5 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ilabaya, Desaguadero, Tacna (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 57 km E of Tarata, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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