A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Cayarani in Peru. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 106.829 km (66 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 12:17:51 / 12:17 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pxeb. Event ids that are associated: us6000pxeb. Exact location of event, depth 106.829 km, -72.081° West, -14.6711° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/03/25 / 2025-03-07 12:17:51 / March 7, 2025 @ 12:17 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 102 km (64 miles) from Sicuani (c. 33 600 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sicuani, Orcopampa (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 6 km W of Cayarani, Peru. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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