A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Puerto Ocopa in Peru on Monday. Event id: us7000pnz2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pnz2. Global time and date of event 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 04:50:26 / March 31, 2025 @ 4:50 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 109.319 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -74.0555° West, -11.1846° South, depth 109.319 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:50:26 / 4:50 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 64 km (40 miles) from Satipo (c. 15 500 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Mazamari (c. 6 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Satipo, Mazamari.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 28 km E of Puerto Ocopa, Peru.
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