A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Palca in Peru on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 05:59:21 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 154.413 km (96 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -69.6796° West, -17.7144° South, depth 154.413 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 05:59:21 / March 31, 2025 @ 5:59 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pnz7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pnz7.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ilabaya, Tacna (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Peru (c. 29 907 000 pop). The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Tacna (c. 280 100 pop), 94 km (59 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 one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 30 km ENE of Palca, Peru.
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