A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Urcos in Peru on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.946 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 13/08/24 / 2024-08-13 06:36:24 / August 13, 2024 @ 6:36 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 06:36:24 / 6:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -71.7211° West, -13.695° South, depth 57.946 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000njtb. Unique identifier: us6000njtb.
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) from Cusco (c. 312 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Sicuani (c. 33 600 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Calca (c. 9 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Urubamba (c. 7 500 pop), 52 km (33 miles) from Anta (c. 5 900 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Urcos (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sicuani, Urubamba, Anta (min 5000 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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km W of Urcos, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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