A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Putina in Peru on Monday. Global time and date of event 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 16:34:08 / February 17, 2025 @ 4:34 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 255.919 km (159 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -69.4307° West, -15.6964° South, depth 255.919 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:34:08 / 4:34 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000pe99. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pe99.
Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Juliaca (c. 245 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Puno (c. 116 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Yunguyo (c. 16 100 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Atuncolla (c. 12 700 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Achacachi (c. 8 400 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Putina (c. 8 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Achacachi, San Pedro, Juliaca (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Bolivia (c. 9 947 000 pop), Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 24 km S of Putina, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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