A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Pomabamba in Peru. The temblor was reported at 20:58:57 / 8:58 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -74.1634° West, -13.5715° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 31/08/24 / 2024-08-31 20:58:57 / August 31, 2024 @ 8:58 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nu00. Unique identifier: us6000nu00.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was San Jerónimo, Andahuaylas, Talavera (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Ayacucho (c. 140 000 pop), 72 km (44 miles) from Huanta (c. 18 600 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Andahuaylas (c. 17 400 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from San Miguel (c. 8 400 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Talavera (c. 7 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from San Jerónimo (c. 5 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 8 km ENE of Pomabamba, Peru.
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