A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Copa in Peru on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:38:36 / 9:38 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0sy. Id of event: us7000p0sy. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 21:38:36 / December 22, 2024 @ 9:38 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 81.216 km (50 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -77.6305 West, latitude -10.3466 South, depth = 81.216 km.
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Huaraz (c. 86 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Huacho (c. 54 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Barranca (c. 46 300 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Paramonga (c. 27 600 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Hualmay (c. 26 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Huaura (c. 20 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Huarmey (c. 16 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Oyón, Sayán, Huaraz (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 15 km W of Copa, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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