A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Andamarca in Peru on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.245 West, latitude -11.9086 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was reported at 20:12:59 / 8:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000njpn. Event ids that are associated: us6000njpn. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/24 / 2024-08-12 20:12:59 / August 12, 2024 @ 8:12 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pampas, Satipo, Mazamari. The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Satipo (c. 15 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Mazamari (c. 6 800 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Pampas (c. 5 500 pop).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 63 km ESE of Andamarca, Peru.
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