A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Chuquitira in Peru on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 183.367 km (114 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:31:25 / 4:31 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/10/24 / 2024-10-17 04:31:25 / October 17, 2024 @ 4:31 am. Exact location of event, longitude -70.0447 West, latitude -16.9382 South, depth = 183.367 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000nz90. Unique identifier: us6000nz90.
Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Torata, Ilabaya (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 38 km N of Chuquitira, Peru.
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