A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Oxapampa in Peru. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/11/24 / 2024-11-22 09:24:10 / November 22, 2024 @ 9:24 am UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:24:10 / 9:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us6000p6yn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p6yn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -75.5446 West, latitude -10.1898 South, depth = 10 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Carhuamayo, Cerro de Pasco, Perené (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Huánuco (c. 148 000 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Cerro de Pasco (c. 78 900 pop), 46 km (28 miles) from Oxapampa (c. 12 000 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Carhuamayo (c. 9 100 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Villa Rica (c. 7 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Ambo (c. 6 900 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Perené (c. 6 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 45 km NNW of Oxapampa, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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