A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 93 kilometers (58 miles) from Huanchaquito Alto in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 36.617 km, -79.707° West, -8.6765° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.617 km (23 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:15:17 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000nici. Event ids that are associated: us6000nici. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/08/24 / 2024-08-06 13:15:17 / August 6, 2024 @ 1:15 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Trujillo (c. 747 500 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Moche (c. 22 600 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Santiago de Cao (c. 22 000 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Salaverry (c. 10 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Trujillo, Moche, Santiago de Cao.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 93 km SW of Huanchaquito Alto, Peru.
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