A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Mariposa in Peru on Wednesday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:11:21 / 4:11 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/01/25 / 2025-01-29 04:11:21 / January 29, 2025 @ 4:11 am. Exact location of event, longitude -74.7642 West, latitude -11.3691 South, depth = 97.777 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 97.777 km (61 miles). Event id: us7000p9rj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p9rj.
Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Huancayo (c. 376 700 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Tarma (c. 51 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Jauja (c. 21 100 pop), 19 km (12 miles) from Satipo (c. 15 500 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from San Ramón (c. 14 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Concepción (c. 11 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Chupaca (c. 9 900 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tarma, Huayucachi, Huasahuasi.
Every 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 4 km NNW of Mariposa, Peru.
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