A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Paracas in Peru. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:09:28 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pmqh. Unique identifier: us6000pmqh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -76.4099 West, latitude -14.395 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/01/25 / 2025-01-28 05:09:28 / January 28, 2025 @ 5:09 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Ica (c. 246 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Pisco (c. 61 900 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from San Clemente (c. 15 800 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Villa Tupac Amaru (c. 11 200 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Santiago (c. 10 400 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Subtanjalla (c. 9 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Los Aquijes (c. 7 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Clemente, Los Aquijes, San Juan Bautista.
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km SSW of Paracas, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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