A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Urasqui in Peru on Wednesday. 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 72.984 km (45 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:43:34 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8ds. Id of event: us7000n8ds. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/08/24 / 2024-08-21 02:43:34 / August 21, 2024 @ 2:43 am. Exact location, longitude -72.838° West, latitude -16.2289° South, depth = 72.984 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lluta, Camaná (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Camaná (c. 16 400 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 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 one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km ESE of Urasqui, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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