A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Otoca in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, -74.4517° West, -14.3541° South, depth 93.321 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:18:00 / 2:18 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000nu32. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nu32. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/09/24 / 2024-09-20 02:18:00 / September 20, 2024 @ 2:18 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 93.321 km (58 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (46 miles) from Nazca (c. 23 600 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Puquio (c. 10 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Palpa (c. 5 900 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Tambo (c. 5 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Palpa, Tambo, Nazca.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 29 km ENE of Otoca, Peru.
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