A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Santiago de Cao in Peru on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -79.8124 West, latitude -8.3141 South, depth = 54.865 km. The temblor was detected at 10:16:52 / 10:16 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.865 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 07/12/24 / 2024-12-07 10:16:52 / December 7, 2024 @ 10:16 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000nwuz. Event ids that are associated: us7000nwuz.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Salaverry, Chicama, Moche. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Trujillo (c. 747 500 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Chocope (c. 32 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Moche (c. 22 600 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Santiago de Cao (c. 22 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Paiján (c. 21 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Chicama (c. 14 900 pop), 93 km (57 miles) from Salaverry (c. 10 100 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km WSW of Santiago de Cao, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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