A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Pucallpa in Peru on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude -74.5178 West, latitude -8.0001 South, depth = 161.576 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/03/25 / 2025-03-05 07:36:37 / March 5, 2025 @ 7:36 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 161.576 km (100 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000pwzz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwzz. The temblor was detected at 07:36:37 / 7:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Contamana, Campoverde, Pucallpa (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 42 km (26 miles) from Pucallpa (c. 310 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Contamana (c. 13 900 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Campoverde (c. 8 900 pop).
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km N of Pucallpa, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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