A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Palca in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:19:58 / 12:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -69.6967° West, latitude -18.144° South, depth = 116.694 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.694 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nczl. Id of event: us7000nczl. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/09/24 / 2024-09-11 00:19:58 / September 11, 2024 @ 12:19 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Arica (c. 186 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arica, Tacna (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 49 km SE of Palca, Peru.
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