A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Cotaruse in Peru on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98.044 km (61 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/08/24 / 2024-08-21 19:05:22 / August 21, 2024 @ 7:05 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:05:22 / 7:05 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000n8j2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n8j2. Exact location, longitude -73.4215° West, latitude -14.5218° South, depth = 98.044 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Coracora (c. 7 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Puquio, Coracora, Tambo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 26 km WSW of Cotaruse, Peru.
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