A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Tapay in Peru. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/03/25 / 2025-03-09 21:37:36 / March 9, 2025 @ 9:37 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 134.817 km (84 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -71.8707 West, latitude -15.3316 South, depth = 134.817 km. Id of earthquake: us6000pzly. Event ids that are associated: us6000pzly. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:37:36 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lluta, Orcopampa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 28 km NNE of Tapay, Peru.
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