A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Mazo Cruz in Peru on Tuesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:43:07 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, -70.1806° West, -16.6948° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/02/25 / 2025-02-11 18:43:07 / February 11, 2025 @ 6:43 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000petd. Event ids that are associated: us7000petd.
Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Ilave (c. 16 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Torata (c. 7 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ilabaya, Ilave, Torata. Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 49 km W of Mazo Cruz, Peru.
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