A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Pujocucho in Peru. Unique identifier: us6000nic5. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nic5. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/08/24 / 2024-08-06 11:33:42 / August 6, 2024 @ 11:33 am. 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 135.285 km (84 miles). The temblor was reported at 11:33:42 / 11:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -70.465 West, latitude -17.0639 South, depth = 135.285 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Moquegua, Torata, Ilabaya (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (32 miles) from Moquegua (c. 54 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 15 km NW of Pujocucho, Peru.
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