A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Palca in Peru on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 155.352 km, -69.6812° West, -17.6557° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000pxk5. Event ids that are associated: us6000pxk5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/03/25 / 2025-03-08 00:13:31 / March 8, 2025 @ 12:13 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 155.352 km (97 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:13:31 / 12:13 am (local time epicenter).
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 Ilabaya, Tacna. Event epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ilabaya (c. 9 500 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 32 km ENE of Palca, Peru. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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