A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Madrigal in Peru. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -71.8454° West, -15.6495° South. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:04:17 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us7000plh1. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000plh1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/03/25 / 2025-03-21 01:04:17 / March 21, 2025 @ 1:04 am.
Close country/countries, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arequipa, Yura, Orcopampa. Earthquake epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Arequipa (c. 841 100 pop), 44 km (28 miles) from Lluta (c. 6 000 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Yura (c. 5 700 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Orcopampa (c. 5 600 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 6 km SW of Madrigal, Peru.
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