A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Huarancante in Peru on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/12/24 / 2024-12-05 08:35:32 / December 5, 2024 @ 8:35 am UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:35:32 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000nw2r. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nw2r. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170.893 km (106 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -71.4591° West, latitude -15.8612° South, depth = 170.893 km.
Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Hacienda Huancane (c. 7 800 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop). Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lluta, Hacienda Huancane, Arequipa.
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 10 km S of Huarancante, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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